Google Maps will get a new augmented reality feature in the coming days that lets you use your phone’s camera to see what is around you. The business stated on Thursday that the Search with Live View feature will now include accessibility symbols and a tool to assist customers in finding the best electric vehicle (EV) charging.
With Search with Live View enabled, Google Maps will provide essential information about what it sees via your camera as you move around London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, or Tokyo. Locations like hotels, restaurants, ATMs, and street names fall within this category. Users only need to tap the camera icon next to the microphone in Google Maps.
The change serves as an example of Google’s efforts to upgrade its services by merging the power of its substantial informational databases with the data-collection capabilities of our phones. Even while entering information via a keyboard is a valuable way, Google’s advancements in this field using cameras and augmented reality are meant to help us comprehend the world around us more directly.
Google Maps has undergone another significant modification that may be of interest to owners of electric vehicles who need to charge their vehicles. You may filter charging station information in the latest Google Maps to identify fast chargers or plugs that work with your electric vehicle (EV).
Maps will also now have wheelchair symbols for those that need accessibility features.
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