Google Maps for Android Auto Gets a Long-Overdue Update, Thank You, Apple Maps
9 Jan 2024, 22:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has just announced that Google Maps will soon be able to access EV battery information and display it on Android Auto screens
Google Maps Losing Ground As Rivals Win the Hearts of More Carmakers
9 Jan 2024, 17:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TomTom and HERE attended CES 2024 with big announcements regarding their expansion in the car world with notable partnerships
Game Over: GPS Navigators Quietly Admit Defeat in Battle Versus Mobile Navigation Apps
6 Jan 2024, 16:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / All big players in the GPS navigator market look ready to direct most resources to other market sectors, leaving navigation devices behind
Driver Following Sat-Nav Ends Up in the Middle of a Mexican Gang War, Shot at 16 Times
5 Jan 2024, 05:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's not easy to use the likes of Google Maps: a driver relying on sat-nav to find a destination was sent to a dangerous route
TomTom Partially Stops Selling GPS Navigators As Mobile Apps Are Unstoppable · UPDATED
5 Jan 2024, 05:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TomTom has stopped selling stand-alone GPS units in the United States, focusing exclusively on in-dash navigation and mobile apps
This New Feature Would Make Google Maps the King of Offline Navigation
3 Jan 2024, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes how Google Maps can improve offline maps, allowing the service to automatically download necessary data
You Can't Make This Up: Driver Follows Google Maps on Snowmobile Track, "Not My Fault"
3 Jan 2024, 05:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A young driver trusted Google Maps so much that he took an alternate snow-covered route; the vehicle eventually got stuck
Unlucky Fellow Follows Google Maps' Fastest Route, Ends Up in a River Full of Crocodiles
3 Jan 2024, 05:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A safari guide learned the hard way that the fastest route wasn't always the best when he ended up in crocodile-infested water
The One Feature I Hope Google Maps Copies From Apple Maps in 2024
1 Jan 2024, 21:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps keeps getting improvements, but here's one feature it should add ASAP; it's already available for Apple Maps users
The Best and the Worst Google Maps Updates in 2023
31 Dec 2023, 12:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps received several big updates throughout the year, though not all of them have been received with the excitement Google expected
Google Planning to Kill Off Google Maps Driving Mode, And These Users Are Really Happy
31 Dec 2023, 11:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The driving mode has never become the hit that the search giant hoped, even after it discontinued Android Auto for phones
Google Ready to Kill Off the Android Auto for Phones Successor
29 Dec 2023, 16:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company might be planning to retire the driving mode in Google Maps; the feature was introduced as an Android Auto for phones successor
One More Navigation App Can Now Run on the CarPlay Dashboard
28 Dec 2023, 05:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OsmAnd, the super-advancing mapping platform based on OpenStreetMap, just got another major update for iPhone and CarPlay users
Google Maps and Waze Re-Enable Essential Navigation Features in Israel
27 Dec 2023, 06:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant previously disabled the traffic information after the start of the military conflict in the region
More Signs That a Big Apple Maps Update Is Just Around the Corner
27 Dec 2023, 06:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Cupertino-based iPhone maker is planning an expansion of the Detailed City Experience, and Italy could be the next in the queue
Google Maps Will Get Speed Bump Information (With Two Huge Catches)
26 Dec 2023, 13:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speed bump information has become critical for navigation apps, as it can help provide warnings to drivers to slow down in advance
Why Waze Can't Be a Full-Time Google Maps Alternative
25 Dec 2023, 08:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waze is often considered the number one Google Maps replacement, but upon inspecting the feature lineup, users discover it's not possible
These Screenshots Prove Apple Maps Is a Lot More Beautiful Than Google Maps
24 Dec 2023, 10:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Apple Maps experience, which includes the iPhone maker's in-house maps, includes beautiful 3D scenery and fascinating shots
All New Features Coming to Android Auto
23 Dec 2023, 10:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google rarely talks about the new Android Auto features it's working on, but the latest updates dropped hints at major improvements
Apple Maps EV Routing: The Data Apple Collects From Your Car
22 Dec 2023, 20:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / EV routing is Apple Maps' latest and greatest feature, allowing drivers to get enhanced navigation while driving zero-emission vehicles