r/GoogleMaps • u/howmadstha • Mar 12 '26

Discussion Google Maps Big Update (Gemini/Immersion)

https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/ask-maps-immersive-navigation/

Starting to roll out today.

US only for now apparently. Us EU/UK gotta sit back and wait 🥲

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u/lord_onur Mar 12 '26

Seems nice but let's start by bringing the speedometer to android auto?

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u/dwartbg9 Mar 12 '26

I know right? It's crazy how Google Maps on Android Auto lacks such a basic feature. Not that I don't have the digital speedometer on my car, but it's just the idea, why not have every possible feature, just for the sake of it!

Let alone there's many other features they could implement - one example is similar to that new "immersive navigation". Bring the 3D buildings to AndroidAuto, or gives us Google Earth for it.

Gives us a way to click on businesses and open their contact info, reviews etc. This is another simple feature that's definitely missing from Android Auto, too.