- Google Maps is overhauling its navigation experience.
- Users will be able to more easily add stops to a route, find parking at their destination, and report weather-related road conditions.
- The overhead map in navigation view will now show lane guidance and the location of crosswalks.
Here in the US, the end of the year means that it’s time to travel for many families, hitting the road for holiday destinations. Of course, with so many drivers out there, that only adds to congestion and stress. Thankfully, Google is stepping up with a bunch of improvements to the driving experience in Maps.
Navigating on multi-lane roads can be incredibly stressful, as it can be hard to know which lane you want to be in at any given time. While Google Maps has offered lane guidance in the form of arrows at the top of your screen when you’re in navigation mode for years now, the app’s about to get a big update to how it displays that information, showing individual lanes (and which of those you need to be in) right on the overhead map itself. That’s just the start of all the new detail coming to this view, and Google’s also adding crosswalks and road signs.