Google Maps Cold Make Traveling to Same Destination Easier for Groups

Google Maps is one of the most widely used navigation apps in the world, with 60 million active users in India alone as of 2023, according to Miriam Daniel, Vice President and Head of Google Maps. The web mapping platform introduces new features and improvements to existing on a regular basis, helping solo travellers navigate across geographical regions with steps. According to a recent patent filing, it may be planning to brings enhanced functionality for that traveling in groups too, via a potential multi-car navigation feature.

Multi-Car Navigation on Google Maps

According to a patent Filed by Google with the US Patent and Trademark Office (via @xleaks7) on June 25, the search giant is developing plans for a feature which allows users from different locations to navigate to navigate to a shared destination with a SPECIFIED TIME CHE SPECFIED TIME CHE.

Google Maps Patent for Multi-Car Navigation
Photo Credit: Us Patent and TradeMark Office/Google

The Patent, Titled “Providing Navigation Instructions to One Device in View of Another Device”, is for a navigation service that can determine multiple users travelling to a Common Destination from DIFTERNTON from It is said to have access to the calendar schedule and messages of users to determine the traveling Intens of users. If Multiple Users are detected, it is claimed to coordinate the travel by sending them invites to join the multi-car Navigation and Providing directions to the same destination with destination with the Simillar Periods.

Alternatively, users may be able to place explicit requests for Multi-Car Navigation when Organizing Trips.

The Navigation Service can indicate the locations of all users travel on the map, routes shared by all parties, identify places where they can wait for each other and also sugges SPEDEDTENTS, Adjus Furthermore, it is also said to relay data about the traffic and road conditions to all the vehicles, determining it by the road traveresed by the lead vehicle in the groups. It may also send a notification if a vehicle in the group takes a detour, and sugges stops on the way to others in order to let them catch up.

The feature is suggested to work with smartphones not only operating as a standalone but also devices connected to a vehicle’s infotainment system via eite user usb or Bluetooth.

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