You can use Google Maps as a trip planner through the "Places" and "My Maps" features. Both the Google Maps website and app let you save locations to lists, which you can then get immediate directions ...

TriMet recently launched a new trip planner that is designed for use on smartphones and has some upgraded tools for people to who need help finding efficient ways to get around the Portland Metro area ...

If you use Google Maps for walking or public transportation guidance, we've got some good news for you. According to new reports, the navigation app has made some big changes to how it handles ...

Google is working on several Google Maps features that might benefit navigation modes and experiences that do not involve driving. The latest one is a new setting for walking directions that will help ...

Google Maps has updated its public transit navigation to allow full map access during trips. Users can now search, browse, and reroute without cancelling or restarting their current journey. Plus, new ...

Google Maps will soon roll out Immersive View for routing, an AI-powered fly-through preview service. Immersive View for iconic buildings is already live and allows 3D scroll-arounds of Big Ben in ...

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Giving up on Google Maps and finding an alternative is perhaps the thing many users think about regularly, and navigation expert HERE tries to entice them with a very intriguing feature package. HERE ...

Google Maps and Waze are amongst the most popular navigation apps — even among iPhone users — because both are easy to use and consistently deliver accurate directions. So which one of these two ...

It's easy to change your route on Google Maps if you prefer a different route than the one that the service suggests. Google Maps will highlight the quickest route for you in blue, but you can always ...

Google Maps now highlights climate-friendly travel options like walking, trains, and buses—part of its push to make routes greener across Europe. Google Google introduced new features in Google Maps ...