Google Maps will support two-wheel vehicle navigation, offering directions to better suit scooters and motorcycles.
It’s starting first with India, before expanding the feature to other countries, Google announced in an event Tuesday in Delhi.
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You can now ask Waze for directions using your voice
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Waze wants to make it easier to find better routes and report bad road conditions without ever taking your eyes off the road.
The navigation app (which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet) just announced a slew of new features in “one of its biggest updates ever,” just in time for the holidays. The most useful of these is a new hands-free capability that promises to work just like Google Assistant — just say the wake phrase “OK, Waze,” and you’ll be able to control the app using your voice. Read more…
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