Google Maps should be the all-knowing geographic assistant that gets me where I need to go. But after some botched navigation on a European vacation, I now have trust issues. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Trying to make my way from the Andes to the Amazon on my Honda CB500X Google maps took me into the mountains and got me lost.

You don't have to be a Google Maps user to admit this is the number one navigation app worldwide. It's the default choice on Android and Android Auto and is often the go-to alternative on iPhone and ...

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Google Maps Timeline helps you remember where you’ve been, and I realized it’s the only reason I remember half the cafés, ...

Commentary: I'm already distracted by everything going on around me when I drive. I don't need more of it from Google Maps. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and ...

Google Maps is among the most feature-rich navigation apps available on Android, but it could benefit from additional route options.

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Behind every Google Map, there is a much more complex map that's the key to your queries but hidden from your view. The deep map contains the logic of places: their no-left-turns and freeway on-ramps, ...