# ‘Our biggest navigation upgrade in over a decade’: Google Maps gets two massive Gemini-powered features that you’re going to use all the time

> Google Maps just got two big upgrades that roll out today in the US 'Ask Maps' is a conversational assistant that answers very specific questions Google is also giving drivers the app's "biggest update in over a decade"…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/our-biggest-navigation-upgrade-in-over-a-decade-google-maps-gets-two-massive-gemini-powered-features-that-youre-going-to-use-all-the-time?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69b2b2e1308b5bb95322b3ad)
- **Published:** 2026-03-12
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #google #gemini #maps #navigation #biggest #decade #powered #upgrade
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/69b2b2e1308b5bb95322b3ad

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at TechRadar (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._