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Group Following Navigation App Gets Stranded In Kerala Forest At Midnight, Rescued
A navigation app typically helps travellers to take easier routes to reach their destination. But what if the route leads through a dense forest at midnight and your car gets stranded amidst heavy rainfall? That's what exactly happened in Nilambur.
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6 Must-Have Travel Apps To Download Before Your Next Trip
Whether it is sorting your itinerary, navigating like a local, or scoring the best deals, these travel apps will make your trip planning seamless.
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Google Maps Gets Updated With Gemini-Powered Curated Inspirations, Improved Navigation and Immersive View
Google Maps is getting several new artificial intelligence (AI) features powered by Gemini. Announced on Thursday, these features are aimed at offering more relevant information during navigation and showcasing curated inspirations that users can see to know more about the locality and what they can do. Additionally, Immersive View, which shows nea...
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Ukraine Rushes To Create AI-Enabled War Drones
AI drone development in Ukraine is broadly split between visual systems helping identify targets and fly drones into them, terrain mapping for navigation, and more complex programmes enabling UAVs to operate in interconnected "swarms"
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Google Maps for Android Update With Redesigned Bottom Sheet Layout Rolling Out Widely
Google Maps was updated with a new interface design, which is now being rolled out widely. The new interface comes with a bottom sheet layout, where instead of showing the menu and information edge-to-edge, it now appears within rounded sheets that do not cover the entire space. Changes have also been made to the directions and navigation page.
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Google Maps Patent Hints at a Multi-Car Navigation Feature, Enabling Easier Group Travel
According to a recent patent filing, Google Maps may be planning to bring enhanced functionality for users travelling in groups via a potential multi-car navigation feature. It is said to have access to the calendar schedule and messages of users to determine the travelling intentions of users. Alternatively, users can choose to send explicit reque...
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Genesys Launches AI-Powered Navigation Map Tailored for Indian Automotive and Mobility Sectors
Genesys International, the Mumbai-based mapping, survey, and geospatial solutions company, launched artificial intelligence-powered navigation maps on Monday. The map encompasses 83 lakh kilometres across India. The company claims it was built specifically for the automotive and mobility industries of the country and will help build personalised dr...
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Google Maps Lands Tourists In Kerala Stream, Car Sinks, Passengers Rescued
Using Google maps to navigate resulted in a tourist group from Hyderabad driving into a stream swollen with water near Kuruppanthara in this south Kerala district, police said today.
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''Google Is Wrong'': Locals Put Signboard In Karnataka's Kodagu To Warn Travellers
Locals in Karnataka's Kodagu district have put up a makeshift signboard warning travellers of Google's navigation mistake.
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Google Maps is Reportedly Testing Entrance and Exit Icons on Large Buildings
Google Maps might be working on an important accessibility feature, as per a report. The popular mapping platform is said to be working on a new feature that shows the entrances and exits of large buildings to help users navigate directions and park vehicles in more convenient locations. The feature reportedly showed up in the Google Pixel 7a.
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Google Apps Suspend Israel Traffic-Jam Displays Amid Rockets From Gaza
Users of Google navigation apps in Israel are not seeing traffic jams due a precautionary suspension of that function as the country comes under rocket salvoes from Gaza and Lebanon.
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Google Maps Introduces New Feature To Save Fuel Costs. Here's How It Works
Google Maps is the de-facto navigation app for most people and it continues to evolve and add new features to make the app more enjoyable and user-friendly. Now, the search engine has introduced a new update to help commuters save more fuel.
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India-Made Digital Maps To Help Fighter Jets Navigate In Hilly Areas
Indian fighter jets will soon be equipped with digital maps to help pilots avoid losing directions, said a top official from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a premier aerospace and defence manufacturer.
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Google Maps Gets Immersive View for Routes, AI-Powered Lens, More Detailed Navigation in Select Regions
Google showed off a host of new AI-powered features and services at its Google I/O event earlier this year in May. Among those, Google Maps, too, was promised a suite of new AI capabilities, including an impressive Immersive View feature that would provide a birds-eye view of your route. Now, “Immersive View for routes” and a few other AI featu...
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Samsung Galaxy Watches Get New Google Maps Update in Latest Wear OS Version: All Details
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 users received a significant Google Maps update with the latest Watch OS update. The 11.85.0502.W version comes with several bug fixes and claims to provide a marked improvement in helping users "discover new places and navigate to them."
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Group Following Navigation App Gets Stranded In Kerala Forest At Midnight, Rescued
A navigation app typically helps travellers to take easier routes to reach their destination. But what if the route leads through a dense forest at midnight and your car gets stranded amidst heavy rainfall? That's what exactly happened in Nilambur.
-
6 Must-Have Travel Apps To Download Before Your Next Trip
Whether it is sorting your itinerary, navigating like a local, or scoring the best deals, these travel apps will make your trip planning seamless.
-
Google Maps Gets Updated With Gemini-Powered Curated Inspirations, Improved Navigation and Immersive View
Google Maps is getting several new artificial intelligence (AI) features powered by Gemini. Announced on Thursday, these features are aimed at offering more relevant information during navigation and showcasing curated inspirations that users can see to know more about the locality and what they can do. Additionally, Immersive View, which shows nea...
-
Ukraine Rushes To Create AI-Enabled War Drones
AI drone development in Ukraine is broadly split between visual systems helping identify targets and fly drones into them, terrain mapping for navigation, and more complex programmes enabling UAVs to operate in interconnected "swarms"
-
Google Maps for Android Update With Redesigned Bottom Sheet Layout Rolling Out Widely
Google Maps was updated with a new interface design, which is now being rolled out widely. The new interface comes with a bottom sheet layout, where instead of showing the menu and information edge-to-edge, it now appears within rounded sheets that do not cover the entire space. Changes have also been made to the directions and navigation page.
-
Google Maps Patent Hints at a Multi-Car Navigation Feature, Enabling Easier Group Travel
According to a recent patent filing, Google Maps may be planning to bring enhanced functionality for users travelling in groups via a potential multi-car navigation feature. It is said to have access to the calendar schedule and messages of users to determine the travelling intentions of users. Alternatively, users can choose to send explicit reque...
-
Genesys Launches AI-Powered Navigation Map Tailored for Indian Automotive and Mobility Sectors
Genesys International, the Mumbai-based mapping, survey, and geospatial solutions company, launched artificial intelligence-powered navigation maps on Monday. The map encompasses 83 lakh kilometres across India. The company claims it was built specifically for the automotive and mobility industries of the country and will help build personalised dr...
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Google Maps Lands Tourists In Kerala Stream, Car Sinks, Passengers Rescued
Using Google maps to navigate resulted in a tourist group from Hyderabad driving into a stream swollen with water near Kuruppanthara in this south Kerala district, police said today.
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''Google Is Wrong'': Locals Put Signboard In Karnataka's Kodagu To Warn Travellers
Locals in Karnataka's Kodagu district have put up a makeshift signboard warning travellers of Google's navigation mistake.
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Google Maps is Reportedly Testing Entrance and Exit Icons on Large Buildings
Google Maps might be working on an important accessibility feature, as per a report. The popular mapping platform is said to be working on a new feature that shows the entrances and exits of large buildings to help users navigate directions and park vehicles in more convenient locations. The feature reportedly showed up in the Google Pixel 7a.
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Google Apps Suspend Israel Traffic-Jam Displays Amid Rockets From Gaza
Users of Google navigation apps in Israel are not seeing traffic jams due a precautionary suspension of that function as the country comes under rocket salvoes from Gaza and Lebanon.
-
Google Maps Introduces New Feature To Save Fuel Costs. Here's How It Works
Google Maps is the de-facto navigation app for most people and it continues to evolve and add new features to make the app more enjoyable and user-friendly. Now, the search engine has introduced a new update to help commuters save more fuel.
-
India-Made Digital Maps To Help Fighter Jets Navigate In Hilly Areas
Indian fighter jets will soon be equipped with digital maps to help pilots avoid losing directions, said a top official from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a premier aerospace and defence manufacturer.
-
Google Maps Gets Immersive View for Routes, AI-Powered Lens, More Detailed Navigation in Select Regions
Google showed off a host of new AI-powered features and services at its Google I/O event earlier this year in May. Among those, Google Maps, too, was promised a suite of new AI capabilities, including an impressive Immersive View feature that would provide a birds-eye view of your route. Now, “Immersive View for routes” and a few other AI featu...
-
Samsung Galaxy Watches Get New Google Maps Update in Latest Wear OS Version: All Details
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 users received a significant Google Maps update with the latest Watch OS update. The 11.85.0502.W version comes with several bug fixes and claims to provide a marked improvement in helping users "discover new places and navigate to them."
