Google is set to roll out new features for Google Maps and Search to enable users to find specific information about the location of EV chargers, plan charging stops for road trips and more.
The company has said that it will start showing ‘AI-powered summaries in Google Maps that describe a charger’s specific location based on helpful information from user reviews . . .’
The level of detail goes even to which level of an underground parking garage the charger is on and how to get to that exact location. Other details include real-time port availability and charging speed. The update will roll out globally over the coming months, starting with vehicles with Google built in.
Additional features to come are set to make longer, complex, multi-stop trips easier, with Google Maps able to suggest the best charging stops along the way, based on the battery’s charge level.
There’s also the option on google.com/travel to find hotels on Search that offer onsite EV charging.
Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (May 2024)
10 May 2024