Google announces new features for electric vehicles with built-in Maps
February 8, 2023
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During its live presentation in Paris, tech giant Google unveiled new features coming to electric vehicles with the built-in Maps app. The intention is to offer the same
During its live presentation in Paris, tech giant Google unveiled new features coming to electric vehicles with the built-in Maps app. The intention is to offer the same type of service you see inside smartphones, and the update should make life easier for drivers. Among the inclusions, for example, the addition of reference points for stations with a load of 150 kilowatts and above for fast charging.
In addition, the app’s artificial intelligence will be able to advise you on the best way to stop on the road, taking into account various factors such as traffic, recharge level and speed, and recommend the amount needed to continue driving to the destination to be programmed into. from Maps. According to the company, the goal is to reduce the level of anxiety for users on the road.
While there is no set date for features inside EVs, Google has said the update will arrive in the coming months. So far, all these functions are available only on cell phones, which already show various information through filters within the platform itself.
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Google currently has a contract with Volvo, Polestar, General Motors and Renault to include the Maps app in their modern cars. Wanting to expand her business, she also said she was working on a high-resolution version of the maps and promised that it would be available at the launch of the Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3.
However, the novelties were presented within the framework of the event not only for the automotive market. The company also revealed that improvements will be made to the smartphone version soon to get the public to their destination. Among the changes they revealed, they showed Indoor Live View, which allows you to use augmented reality to see arrows on the camera that will point the way forward. The distance to the end point will also be shown, which can make users more convenient.
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