Google Maps Immersive View Update Adds AI-Enhanced 3D View of Your Route
Google Maps is about to get a lot more immersive with the rollout of an AI-enhanced feature that gives you bird's-eye view of your route complete with 3D imagery along the way.
Google first teased Immersive View for Google Maps in May 2022, with multi-dimensional panoramas of a neighborhood, landmark, or popular venue overlaid with details like weather, traffic, and busyness. It later added photorealistic aerial views of more than 250 global landmarks before recreating several major cities as explorable 3D simulations in February.
It's now rolling out "Immersive View for routes" on Google Maps, which gives you a multidimensional preview of a journey, whether you're walking, cycling, or driving. First teased at I/O, it puts you in the driver's seat, allowing you to pan around the area you're navigating.
"You can prepare for each turn as if you were there with detailed, visual turn-by-turn directions, and use the time slider to plan when to head out based on helpful information, like simulated traffic and weather conditions," Google says. "That way, you can easily avoid riding during rainy weather or heavy traffic."
The feature is currently rolling out in select cities, including Amsterdam, London, New York, Tokyo, and more, across iOS and Android devices.
Ever emerged from a subway station and felt a bit disoriented? Google Maps is rebranding its Search with Live View feature as Lens in Maps and bringing it to 50 more cities this week—including Austin, Las Vegas, Rome, São Paulo, and Taipei—after launching a year ago for London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo.
This AI-powered tool uses augmented reality to help you quickly acclimate to your surroundings. "Simply tap the Lens icon in the search
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