The Apple company initiated the overhaul of its native navigation application a little over a year ago now. Apple Maps has since benefited from features that were highly anticipated, such as the ability toadd reviews to places, or fromview the map offline.
Despite the years of delayGoogle Maps, these new features have allowed the Cupertino-based firm to gain a little ground over its main competitor. It now seems that even more needs to be done if Apple wants to keep up with the times. In question? THE5 new features based on artificial intelligencewhat plans to deployGoogle Mapsin the coming months. Let's take a closer look at what it's all about.
1 –Immersive View(immersive view) – Overview of the route in 3D
In a few months, it will be possible to view a 3D overview of all the stages of our route.Immersive Viewcan be very useful because it allows us to become aware of the environment we are going to travel through during our journey. Furthermore, if when you view your route, it is dark and raining, then this will also be the case in the preview. The latteradapts to the time and weather of the moment.
2 –LensInMapswithStreetView– The buildings will no longer have any secrets to hide from us!
In addition to being able to visualize what our journey will look like, the application should soon be able to offer us a similar functionality. It allows us to become aware of the environment that surrounds us and what makes it up. It can sometimes happen that certain signs are not clearly visible in the street. Thanks toLensInMaps, it will suffice tonavigate as inStreet View, thenobserve a building so that it reveals all its secrets to us.
3 – Status of electric charging stations in real time
By introducing station situation monitoring for electric cars in real time,Googledirectly competes with the platformChargeMap, which has been a leader in the sector for years. The functionality will also be deployed this week. In addition to displaying all station information,Google Mapswill also indicate whether the station is functional and was used on the same day.
4 – Optimized map
The colors of the maps will be completely updated to provide a more intuitive navigation experience. For example on the highway where it can be common to miss an exit.Googlehas optimized its map in this sense and the information should be communicated more clearly. The buildings have also been improved to be more realistic.
Furthermore, theAI-powered real-time speed limit, which is already available in France, is extended to many countries.
5 – Search powered by AI
From now on, "When you search Google Maps for specific queries, you will first get results that include a photo. These results are based on the analysis of billions of photos shared by the Google Maps community, and are created using advanced AI and image recognition models. With this visual list of places, you will be able to discover new places that perfectly match what you are looking for.“
So, convinced by these new features? Do you think Apple should do the same?
