In May of 2019, Google Assistant Driving Mode was announced to replace “Android Auto for Phone Screens.” The launch occurred slowly, with the previous experience not going away until this June.

Google Maps is one of the best (and most-used) navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android smartphones and is often the first app you open when navigating to a location. While Google has ...

In 2022, Google announced it was killing the Assistant Driving Mode that provided a “Dashboard” homescreen. This left another optimized UI in Google Maps for Android, which was also called “Driving ...

Self-driving cars have always depended on maps, but the maps themselves are starting to look a lot more like the brains of ...

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Google could be planning to kill Driving Mode in Google Maps in early 2024, according to an APK teardown. The teardown suggests that you might need to use Google Assistant for your driving needs ...

Also, Driving Mode isn’t being made available to all Google Maps users. For now, the feature is rolling out in English and to just seven countries: the U.S., United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, ...

The feature was supposed to be the successor to the now-defunct Android Auto app for phone screens The feature was supposed to be the successor to the now-defunct Android Auto app for phone screens is ...

The Google Maps driving mode, originally powered by Google Assistant and now baked into the navigation app, failed to become the game-changing feature that Google hoped. The demise of Android Auto for ...

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Google could soon give Polestar owners an edge when they're navigating around town. The search giant is debuting "HD" driving maps that will come first to the Polestar 3 SUV. The upgrade will provide ...

Users are blasting Google Maps for suggesting routes that include tolls when they specifically tell it to avoid toll roads ...