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Google Maps expands free usage for developers worldwide on all products

The move is aimed at encouraging developers, so they can build more for free

UP Police books PWD, Google Maps officials in Bareilly bridge death case

Police here have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday said. The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday. Nitin and Ajit, aged 30, both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding. According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route. The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border. Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR on charges of laxity in duty and others was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people. The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation. His name is yet to be included in the ...

Is your air safe? Google Maps rolls out live AQI updates in India

Google Maps now provides navigation along with key environmental insights, helping people make smarter choices about their health and outdoor plans

Google Maps to add lane guidance feature for better navigation clarity

Additionally, the app will now include reminders for parking locations and offer walking directions to the entrances of buildings, according to The Verge

Google Maps adds AI features to help users navigate world around them

Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers. Google Maps recently surpassed 2 billion monthly users worldwide for the first time, a milestone that illustrates how dependent people have become on the service's directions during their daily commutes and excursions to new places. With the introduction of Google's AI-powered Gemini technology, the maps are now being set up to become entertainment guides in addition to navigational tools. Starting this week in the US only, users will be able to converse with Google Maps to ask for tips on things to do around specific spots in a neighbourhood or city and receive lists of restaurants, bars and other nearby attractions that include

Tech wrap Aug 19: Fortnite, Instagram, Google Maps for WearOS, and more

Fortnite returns to Android. Instagram explores vertical profile grid. Google Maps for Wear OS adds offline navigation. Age of Empires Mobile to launch on iOS and Android on Oct 17

Google Maps adds offline mode on WearOS smartwatches in public beta: Report

Wear OS smartwatches can now store maps data on-device, enabling navigation without an internet connection in the latest Google Maps update

Commuting in Bengaluru: Walking 6 km will take you less time than driving

Google Maps showed that it would take 44 minutes to drive between Brigade Metropolis and KR Puram Railway Station, and only 42 minutes to cover the same distance on foot

Tech wrap Jul 25: HP laptops, Google Maps, Apple Maps, Phone 2a Plus, more

HP launches EliteBook Ultra, OmniBook X Copilot Plus AI laptops. Google Maps announces India-focused features, including flyover callouts. Apple Maps available on web as part of public beta

Google Maps to allow direct booking of Metro tickets in Kochi, Chennai

Much-awaited 'flyover-callout' feature set to be rolled out in 40 cities

Google Maps announces India-focused features, including flyover callouts

Google said its new Maps features are being pioneered in India and for India to make navigation and exploration journeys more efficient and sustainable

Map war intensifies; Google announces new features to woo users in India

Google recently announced price cut on its Maps platform for developer, applicable from August 1, just weeks after Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal openly nudged Indian developers to shun Google Maps

Apple Maps available on web with limited features as part of public beta

Apple Maps can be accessed on the web using Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad and Chrome and Edge on Windows PCs

Google Maps location in Chennai warns motorists of police checkpoints

A user on Google Maps marked a popular Chennai police checkpoint to alert commuters to the presence of officers. The post got more than 260,000 views in a short period of time and witty comments

MapmyIndia share's 11% fall today has links with Google Maps. Explained

MapmyIndia shares fall 11% today: According to reports, Google has announced its decision to slash the pricing of Google Maps Platform by as much as 70 per cent from August 1, 2024

Google Maps is finally adding speedometer, speed limits to iPhone, CarPlay

With this feature users will be able to see real-time speed data while driving. The feature is already available for Android

Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal urges developers to shift from Google Maps

Ola is offering developers a year of free access to Ola Maps on the company's Krutrim Cloud and over Rs 100 crore in free credits

Sharing live location of accused in return for bail violates privacy: SC

The judgment comes on the heels of the Delhi High Court's conditions for granting interim bail to Frank Vitus, a Nigerian national accused in a drugs case

Google Maps: Soon, you will not see location history timeline on web maps

Reportedly, location history will now be called timeline and Google Maps will store it on on-device storage and not on cloud. Therefore, it will not be available if you access Maps on browser

Google maps navigation leads Hyderabad-based tourists into stream in Kerala

Using Google maps to navigate resulted in a tourist group from Hyderabad driving into a stream swollen with water near Kuruppanthara in this south Kerala district, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred late Friday night when the four-member group, including a woman, were going towards Alappuzha. The road they were travelling on was covered by water overflowing from the stream due to the heavy rains and since the tourists were unfamiliar with the area, they drove right into the water body while navigating using Google maps, they said. All four managed to escape unharmed due to the efforts of a nearby police patrolling unit and local residents, but their vehicle was completely submerged under the water. "Efforts are on to pull it out," an officer of Kaduthuruthy police station said. This is not the first such incident reported in Kerala. In October last year, two young doctors died in a car accident which occurred after they allegedly followed directions on Google Maps an