More ways to drive sustainably and save money with Google Maps

Imagine you’re planning a day trip from your home in Athlone, Ireland over to Limerick – over an hour and a half journey. To decide how to get there, you open Google Maps — which offers multiple navigation options including walking, cycling and public transit directions. Given the length of the trip, it makes the most sense to drive, and you immediately search for the fastest route. But what if there were other options: A route that would take nine minutes more, but would save nearly 30% of your expected fuel consumption? Now rolling out: Eco-friendly routing across Europe This is now possible thanks to eco-friendly routing in Google Maps, which starts rolling out in nearly 40 countries across Europe…

Make Google Maps your copilot with these new updates

Say goodbye to road trip and vacation planning woes with new updates to Google Maps 👋 . Whether you’re driving around a new city or heading out on a weekend road trip, we’re launching new improvements including toll prices, a more detailed navigation map, and iOS updates to help you plan your drive, save money and explore a new place. To toll or not to toll? Pick the best route with new toll prices Long-distance drives, poor road conditions, and heavy traffic can dampen the mood of any road trip. In those moments, you might want to take a toll road. To help make the choice between toll roads and regular roads easier, we’re rolling out toll prices on Google…