{"id":299016,"date":"2025-03-26T07:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=299016"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:03:46","slug":"google-maps-plans-a-game-changing-update-will-there-be-parking-where-were-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-maps-plans-a-game-changing-update-will-there-be-parking-where-were-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps plans a game-changing update: Will there be parking where we&#8217;re going?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Maps may soon become significantly more helpful with a new update that aims to show&nbsp;<strong>critical travel information upfront<\/strong>, allowing users to plan their journeys more efficiently. Until now, Maps only displayed traffic, distance, and travel time. But that&#8217;s about to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More trip details at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google is currently testing a feature that will show&nbsp;<strong>parking availability, fuel-efficient routes, and exact arrival times<\/strong>directly in the first overview window after users enter a destination. This means users won&#8217;t need to swipe through panels or menus to find this data. Instead, a \u201cP\u201d icon for parking, a green leaf for eco-friendly routes, and precise ETAs will appear immediately, making&nbsp;<strong>trip planning faster and more intuitive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fuel efficiency and parking get easier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, users need to open the bottom panel to see fuel-saving routes or check parking options. But with the new feature, these options will be\u00a0<strong>integrated right into the default route view<\/strong>, encouraging smarter decisions from the start. Fuel-efficient paths will still be marked with the familiar green leaf, giving users a clear comparison with the fastest route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This upgrade is in&nbsp;<strong>limited testing among high-tier Local Guides<\/strong>, hinting that a broader rollout could be tied to upcoming updates. While there&#8217;s no confirmed release date, the feature appears poised to make Google Maps&nbsp;<strong>a more comprehensive trip assistant<\/strong>, especially as the platform moves to prioritize in-app features over the web version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps may soon become significantly more helpful with a new update that aims to show&nbsp;critical travel information upfront, allowing users to plan their journeys more efficiently. Until now, Maps only displayed traffic, distance, and travel time. But that&#8217;s about to change. More trip details at a glance Google is currently testing a feature that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-maps-plans-a-game-changing-update-will-there-be-parking-where-were-going\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google Maps plans a game-changing update: Will there be parking where we&#8217;re going?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":299017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-299016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308488,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299016\/revisions\/308488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299016"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=299016"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=299016"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=299016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}