The new features include EV charging station information, flyover callouts and AI-driven routing capability to reduce narrow road usage for four-wheeler drivers
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Yas Island added to Google Street View with 20km of Abu Dhabi mapped
Miral launches Yas Island Google Street View
Automakers
Mercedes-Benz to offer exclusive navigation system based on Google
The two giants have signed a long-term strategic partnership to drive innovation and create the next-generation digital luxury car experience
Andrew Tate
Revealed: Andrew Tate island found on Google Maps on Dubai’s The World Islands
Tate was arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group
Amazon Web Services
Rivals unite to wage a war on Google with open source maps
Linux Foundation announces Overture Maps Foundation to build interoperable open map data; AWS, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom will contribute
Alphabet
Google to integrate Google Maps and Waze teams to save cost
CEO Neha Parikh to exit the company, but Waze set to continue as standalone service; no job cuts planned as 500 staff merged with Google Geo
Geographical locations
Google Plus Codes enters MENA to enable deliveries, access to emergency services without addresses
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco and Algeria are among the countries that will have Plus Codes now, which use latitude and longitude co-ordinates to provide a location
Google
Google Street View launches Lebanon collection
The special collection includes 41 of the country’s most iconic landmarks and culturally significant sites
Amazon
In pictures: 10 apps millennials can’t live without
Business Insider has broken down some figures from ComScore, surveying 18-34-year-olds about the apps they can’t do without.
