Google also announced that it’s bringing search functionality to Live View, the feature that overlays arrows and directions right on top of your view of the world.

Google says that the feature aims to help users decide what’s worth exploring by surfacing local gems right on the map. You can use the feature to see if a neighborhood has an artsy vibe or has an exciting food scene so you can decide how you want to spend your time there. The new feature is launching globally in the coming months on Android and iOS. Neighborhood Vibe instantly shows you trendy places to highlight what’s interesting about a specific neighborhood. Google says it will add more cities in the future.Īs for Neighborhood Vibe, the new feature is designed to give users the ability to instantly see the vibe of any neighborhood through photos and information from the Google Maps community. Immersive View is launching in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo in the coming months on Android and iOS. You can also use the feature to glide down to street level to see how busy nearby restaurants will be on that given day. You can use Immersive View to see where the parking lots and entrances are, and also see what the weather will be like so you can dress accordingly. Using predictive modeling, Immersive view automatically learns historical trends to determine what an area will be like tomorrow, next week or even next mont.įor example, say you’re planning to visit Oracle Park in San Francisco and want to check it out before you go. The feature allows users to explore by visually soaring over an area to see what it may look like. Immersive view leverages a combination of computer vision and AI technology to fuse together Street view and aerial imagery with what the weather, traffic and crowds will be like on a given day and time. The upcoming Immersive View feature, which Google first announced at I/O in May, is designed to help you plan ahead and get a deeper understanding of a city before you visit it. The company says all of the features announced today are part of its efforts to build a visual-first Maps experience to help users navigate the world more naturally. Google teased the upcoming launches of new Maps features called Immersive View, Neighborhood Vibe and Search with Live View.

Google is gearing up to launch several new updates for Maps in the coming months, the company announced today at its Search On event.

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