Google Maps, Waze get AI upgrade to take on Apple


Google has long dominated consumer mapping, and Pichai said this week that Google Maps now has more than 2 billion monthly users. — Photo by henry perks on Unsplash

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced new features for its two mapping apps, part of the search giant’s ongoing effort to revamp products with its Gemini artificial intelligence models.

Users of Google Maps will be able to ask natural-language questions about places on the map and see AI-generated summaries of human-written reviews, the company said in an announcement Thursday. Waze users will be able to verbally report traffic issues on the go, without having to type or use specific commands.

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