Blessed are electric car owners because Google Maps has provided a new function to search for EV electric vehicle fast charging stations in a recent update. This update also supports the AR augmented reality function so that independent travelers can grasp the surrounding attractions and facility information at a glance through their mobile phones.
Regardless of gasoline trucks or trams, there will always be an urgent need for refueling or charging when you are away from home. A few days ago, Google Maps updated to support the function of searching for fast charging stations for electric vehicles. For electric vehicle owners, it is as helpful as rain from heaven. However, it is impossible to spend time charging slowly during long-distance business trips or traveling, so it is very important to find a fast charging station immediately.
The latest updated version of Google Maps provides an option to filter out slow charging and charging cables with incompatible specifications. The system will only display the nearest fast charging station (above 50kW) with compatible specifications, which is convenient for car owners to quickly charge in an emergency. According to Google, this fast charging station search function is applicable to any country with an electric vehicle charging station.
While the feasibility of the metaverse has been questioned, AR tools that overlay important information on real scenes are still promising. Starting next week, Google Maps will offer an AR feature called Search with Live View. As long as the user clicks on the camera icon in Google Maps on the mobile phone, information such as the name of a certain landmark, scenic spot, park, restaurant, restaurant, coffee shop, bar, bank or ATM will be superimposed on the real scene around the lens.
The live screen also shows helpful information about how popular the attraction is, whether it’s open, its price range, and reviews uploaded by Google Maps users. The feature is currently rolling out in six major cities, including New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Paris.
In addition, with the information provided by business owners and Google Maps users, Google Maps has provided barrier-free places for the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Japan as early as 2020, and now it is also beginning to apply this feature Expand to the whole world. This feature will display certain icons in the profile of a particular venue to indicate that features such as wheelchair accessibility are available. After all, for people pushing baby strollers, walking strollers, or wheelchairs, it is very helpful to know in advance whether there are ramps and other barrier-free facilities in the place.
