Google Maps now supports Gemini AI. It will offer new voice tools, smart navigation, and advanced traffic alerts, making it even easier and smarter for users to plan and follow their routes.

Google has now begun rolling out Gemini AI features in Google Maps. This will provide users with improved contextual assistance and a new voice system in different navigation modes. Earlier this month, the company announced that most of Google Maps' voice interaction and information will be based on Gemini in the future.

Benefits of Voice Settings

Users will now be able to easily use Gemini while driving, walking, using public transport, or riding a two-wheeler. Google stated that Maps will automatically use the language and voice settings already selected in your Google Account. With this change, the old multicolored microphone icon in Maps has been removed and replaced with a new Gemini symbol.

Although all voice commands in Maps are now operated through Gemini, the hotword to activate it remains "Hey Google." Saying this allows you to ask for various information based on data from your Google services. This includes details related to your ongoing trip, such as nearby places to eat, parking spots, EV charging points, or fuel stations.

Trip Assistance Feature

The Assistant can also answer follow-up questions by understanding the context of the conversation. For example, if a driver asks, "Is there a fuel station on the route?" and then replies, "Take me there," without repeating the full question, the system will understand it. Google says this feature will make it easier for users to make decisions during the trip.

Gemini now also supports driver reporting. Users can report incidents, road blockages, or traffic problems on Maps and receive alerts about potential traffic delays before they begin their journey. Google says this feature will provide better route information and help travelers plan ahead.

Navigation and Lens Integration

In addition to the Gemini tools, Google has also launched landmark-based navigation and new traffic alerts. Maps will now provide directions based on nearby landmarks (landmarks) instead of meters or distance. Currently, these features are only available to users in the US, but will soon be rolled out to other countries.

Google is also bringing its Gemini technology to Maps' Lens feature. This allows users to point their phone's camera at a location and initiate an interactive query related to that location from the search bar. This feature is currently available only in the US on Android and iOS devices.