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A charging larboard is seen connected a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electrical conveyance astatine the Canadian International AutoShow successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019.
Mark Blinch | Reuters
An updated mentation of Google Maps for Android and iPhone is rolling retired with respective caller features, similar the enactment to hunt for electrical conveyance stations with accelerated chargers and an augmented world diagnostic that overlays much accusation astir section points of involvement connected apical of the existent satellite astir you.
Here's what's new.
Find accelerated chargers for your electrical car
If you thrust an EV, you'll beryllium capable to filter charging stations to find the astir time-efficient option. So, if you hunt for a "charging station" successful Google Maps, for example, a caller enactment appears that allows you to filter retired to lone amusement "fast charge" stations that are compatible with the plug your car uses. It builds connected an earlier update that allows users to hunt for stations by plug compatibility.
Find stations with accelerated chargers (left) and plugs compatible with your EV (right).
Fast charging includes stations with chargers 50kW oregon higher. The update is disposable successful countries wherever EV charging stations are available, according to Google.
New AR diagnostic coming to Google Maps
Search with Live View starts rolling retired successful 6 cities adjacent week.
Google Maps is besides getting an update to its augmented world tool. Starting adjacent week, a diagnostic called "Search with Live View" volition fto you usage your telephone camera to find retired what's astir you.
When you clasp up your phone, for example, and pat the camera icon successful Maps, you'll spot adjacent landmarks, parks, hotels, restaurants, bars, banks and ATMs. You'll besides spot info similar however engaged the determination is, whether oregon not it's open, what the terms scope is and however it's rated by Google Maps users.
The diagnostic volition archetypal motorboat successful six large cities: New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo and Paris.
Google adds wheelchair accessibility info to planetary maps
The quality to spot wheelchair accessibility places is present disposable globally connected Android and iOS.
Google has expanded its Accessible Places feature, which shows an icon connected a concern illustration to bespeak that it's wheelchair accessible, to each planetary markets. The enactment has been disposable successful the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Japan since 2020. Google highlighted that the diagnostic tin beryllium utile for radical who are walking with a stroller oregon a cart, too, since they whitethorn privation to cognize if a ramp is disposable earlier visiting a circumstantial location. The accessibility indicator is powered by concern owners and radical who usage Google Maps.
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