Called, the Motorcycle Mode, the feature will allow two-wheeler drivers the shortest or the most convenient route for their journey.
Google has launched a new feature to its Maps application specially, for Indian users. Called, the Motorcycle Mode, the feature will allow two-wheeler drivers the shortest or the most convenient route for their journey. It is available as a part of version 9.67.1 of Google Maps.
Interestingly, the app will also share details about road blockage or parking trouble near the destination. This new mode is placed alongside the earlier options – Car, foot and train. The app will show the routes and ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) which are suited best for the bikers.
Android Police reported, “v9.61, v9.62, and v9.66 all contained strings relating to some sort of two-wheeler or motorcycle mode, and this seems to be the final culmination of that.” The report also shares screenshots from a user in India, trying out the new option. At the moment, the feature is only available in India and is expected to arrive in other markets or countries in coming weeks.
Recently, Google Maps also introduced a new feature that allows you to 'zoom out' from Earth and explore other planets and moons in the solar system. Some of the newer added bodies include the moons of Saturn, like Enceladus, Titan, and Mimas.
"Explore the icy plains of Enceladus, where Cassini discovered water beneath the moon s crust-suggesting signs of life. Peer beneath the thick clouds of Titan to see methane lakes," Stafford Marquardt, Product Manager at Google, wrote in a blogpost. "You can visit these places - along with many other planets and moons - in Google Maps right from your computer. For extra fun, try zooming out from the Earth until you are in space!" Marquardt said. Google has also added Pluto, Venus, and several other moons for a total of 12 new worlds for users to explore.
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