After Ask Photos was introduced on Google Photos, now the Ask Maps feature was introduced on Google Maps. On Google Photos users can ask questions to find more specific photos because it uses Gemini's generative artificial intelligence (AI) to understand the context of the question. A concept that can also be used on Google Maps.
Users can type in the search bar "restaurants around Taman Universiti", more specific and accurate recommendations will be displayed. Then each recommendation also has a view of comments that have been summarized by Gemini. Users can also directly ask Gemini when arriving at a destination through preset questions provided in Ask Maps about this place.
In addition to this Gemini support, the Immersive View feature also received an update where it can now display parking locations and also find shortcuts to a destination. For now, the Ask Maps feature and 3D parking view are limited to the United States first. Google did not share when it will be offered to users globally. Also rumored to be coming, Ask Maps support with Gemini will also be provided on the Android Auto inforia system.