TL;DR
- Google is giving Maps a healthy does of Gemini AI upgrades.
- In addition to its natural conversation skills, Gemini will improve Maps with more contextual navigation and Lens integration.
- Gemini can even proactively warn you about traffic problems before you’ve even told it your route.
Over the past couple years, Google’s been infusing Gemini AI into every corner of its devices and services — for better or for worse. But even as we shake our heads at AI Mode misses in Search, we’ve been hugely excited about all the Google Maps upgrades Gemini could offer. Today we’re finally learning exactly how that’s going to work, as Google shares all the ways Gemini is about to make Maps even better.
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