Google announced new features in generative AI for Maps and Google Earth, along with a small tweak for Waze. Gemini is Google’s main AI product, and bringing it to Maps was almost imperative. Very soon we will be able to enjoy its integration into Maps.

Gemini in charts. The first innovation offered by Google is related to this integration that wants to help us when developing plans. For example, we can ask Maps what plans we can make with friends at night, and the app shows us bars, restaurants, and places of interest to visit.

If we would like more information about these sites, we may ask Gemini to provide us with further information. These functions will be available first in the United States starting this week, with no word yet on arrival dates in Europe. In addition to these recommendations, Google predicts that Gemini will also be integrated into reviews and summarized with artificial intelligence.

Visual improvements. Google will improve the Maps navigation mode to make it easier to understand where we are going. Historically, one of the main problems with this practice is that it is not always clear which lane we should take to the next exit; This is something Waze or Petal Maps generally do much better. Now Maps will show us exactly which lane we need to exit from using a blue indicator.

There are also important improvements. Maps will show us nearby parking lots, how to get from our car to the location we marked, and even information about weather events.

Finally, the company announced the biggest update to date in Immersive View. It will now offer more details, instructions on where we can park in the area, and even directions if there are complex turns along the route. This innovation will be available on Android and iOS in Spain this week.

What’s new in Waze. Regarding Waze, you will now be able to report events out loud and these will be analyzed by artificial intelligence. If we say we stopped, he will understand that there is a traffic jam. If we tell him that two cars collided, he will report the accident.

In other words, we will be able to report out loud by speaking, and the AI ​​will know what kind of incident it should report.

News in Google Earth. Finally, Google announced new generative AI news in Google Earth. Gemini will be able to display more detailed information about cities and ask “Can you show the five postal codes with the fewest charging stations according to their geographical area on the map?” will be able to answer questions such as.

These capabilities will be available for pilot testing next month, so they should be seen to work stably.

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