And next month, Google will start adding more detailed lane information to some metropolitan areas.

Google Maps users can now ask Gemini for inspiration on what to do and Waze users will be able to report incidents verbally.

Google Maps is going to start helping you find new places to visit and answer questions about different locations thanks to Gemini.

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.

Google Maps and Waze use AI to offer better driving directions and arrival information for drivers, along with new reporting tools. Rivian also adds a Google AI feature.

Google is bringing its Gemini AI assistant into more of its software suite, announcing several new features for Google Maps. Users looking for ideas about places to go in Maps can now ask conversational questions about the type of location they want and receive answers from Gemini.

Google Maps will offer an enhanced navigation experience soon, as well as Gemini AI integration for discovery and reviews.

Google has started to integrate its Gemini AI into Google Maps, and the interesting new features should prove quickly useful.

Google Maps is getting the power of Gemini Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) with newly introduced “Ask Maps” feature.

Google Maps is the most popular navigation app, with over 10 billion downloads from the Google Play Store. A MarketWatch study found that 70% of people in the U.S. use Google Maps for navigation, compared to 27% for Waze and 25% for Apple Maps. It also has has an average of 1.8 billion monthly users.

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 users can now try a new AI search feature powered by Google Gemini, read AI-written review summaries, and more.