Google Maps is getting two new features that make using its navigation app even easier while driving. Here's how the new features work.

Five years ago, the most sophisticated in-car navigation system displayed roads and street names, using GPS to locate a vehicle within a few yards and provide mostly reliable turn-by-turn driving ...

Apple Maps received several notable improvements in iOS 15, including new details in cities, an interactive globe, and enhanced driving directions. It also gained a feature that has long been ...

The Google Maps app is seen on an Apple iPhone 4S on December 13, 2012 in Fairfax, California. We’ve all been there before. No, not lost on the road trying to figure out where you are, but rather ...

It was a nearly cloudless, sunny day in San Francisco as I set out on my Wednesday drive. My goal: Test the accuracy and timing of the maps and driving directions provided by Yahoo, Google, MSN and ...

The Google LatLong Blog announced that you can now create your own custom driving directions in Google Map Maker. This comes in handy when Google Maps is missing roads, is mistaken on directions or if ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping many of us away from buses and trains (and Uber and Lyft rides), we've reverted to driving ourselves. This means more time with Google Maps — whether that's on our ...

I seldom use Google Maps to actually get directions, but I open the app almost every day for other reasons that might not be so obvious. Truth is, Google Maps is useful for a lot more than just ...

CHICAGO – Many people use smartphone apps to map their drive to dinner or find a less-congested route to work. But did you know that you can use them for public transit, too? You can even access some ...