Users will now be able to plan their trips more conveniently with Google Maps. Google Maps has been updated with new features, including the addition of toll prices. Users will be able to calculate the toll cost even before they begin their journey using this function. Local tolling authorities will assist in the display of toll-related information. So, if you’re planning a vacation, you can find out how much toll you’ll have to pay on the road and then pick whether you want to take the road with the most toll gates or a route with less toll gates.
Google Maps will provide you with an estimated price of the toll to your destination based on factors like the cost of using a toll pass or other payment methods, the day of the week, and how much the toll is expected to cost at the specific time the user will be crossing it. Based on the total toll price,you can decide to go for the toll-free route, which Google Maps will display alongside the toll prices.
A tap on the three dots at the top right corner of the directions in Google Maps will let users select the route options and ‘avoid tolls’, if they wish to avoid toll routes completely.Google has announced that Toll prices will be available on Android and iOS this month for roughly 2,000 toll roads in India, the United States, Japan, and Indonesia. The feature will soon be available in other nations.
A pinned trip widget for iOS users, direct navigation from the Apple Watch, and Google Maps integration with Siri and the shortcuts app are other new features.
Users will be able to access journeys they’ve pinned on their Go Tab right from the iOS home screen with the help of the new pinned trip widget, making getting directions even easier.
Additionally, Apple Watch users will soon be able to get routes directly from their Watch using Google Maps. It will no longer be necessary to start navigation from an iPhone starting in a few weeks. The navigation will start instantly on the Apple Watch when you tap the Google Maps shortcut in their Apple Watch app. Users can also add the ‘Take me home’ complication to their Watch and tap it to begin travelling home on Google Maps,” according to a statement from Google.