Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
➡️ We’ve all heard “turn right in 500 feet,” but those distances can be hard to judge. This means you could be looking at your smartphone instead of where you’re supposed to be turning.
The company is now addressing this by embracing landmarks that stand out on your route. This includes gas stations, restaurants and prominent buildings, which should be easy to recognize while you’re driving.
The new feature is powered by Gemini, which analyses information about 250 million places and then cross-references it with Street View images to “curate the most useful landmarks visible from the street.” This means you can focus on driving as you’ll be told something along the lines of “turn right after the Thai Siam restaurant.”
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➡️ We’ve all heard “turn right in 500 feet,” but those distances can be hard to judge. This means you could be looking at your smartphone instead of where you’re supposed to be turning.
The company is now addressing this by embracing landmarks that stand out on your route. This includes gas stations, restaurants and prominent buildings, which should be easy to recognize while you’re driving.
The new feature is powered by Gemini, which analyses information about 250 million places and then cross-references it with Street View images to “curate the most useful landmarks visible from the street.” This means you can focus on driving as you’ll be told something along the lines of “turn right after the Thai Siam restaurant.”
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𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 ► carscoops.com
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗨𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
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Google News ► goo.gl/WsxLbg
Youtube ► youtube.com/user/carscoops
Facebook ► facebook.com/Carscoopscom
Twitter ► twitter.com/Carscoop
Instagram ► instagram.com/carscoop
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#google #googlemaps
