Google has quietly retired Maps Driving Mode, a once-handy feature for navigation and media controls. Here's what led to its ...

CarPlay can do a lot more than just deliver driving directions. Here are some easy tips to help turn your car's dashboard into the ultimate mobile command center. Apple CarPlay makes things easier ...

Mapquest was there in 1996, almost a decade before modern-day Google Maps. It is the world’s first online mapping and turn-by-turn direction service. The name Mapquest was synonymous with finding ...

Google Maps isn’t just for directions. Use these tips to find EV chargers, remember parking spots, hail cabs, and more.

It was a nearly cloudless, sunny day in San Francisco as I set out on my Wednesday drive. My goal: Test the accuracy and timing of the maps and driving directions provided by Yahoo, Google, MSN and ...

If you’re leaving, it helps to know where you’re going, right? Over the past decade, the Internet has nourished a number of free map providers, which will furnish you with customized information to ...

Google Maps is a brilliant piece of technology, and while some people see it just as an advanced navigation solution that can take them from point A to point B faster and more conveniently, it’s ...

Although it arrived with a promising start, Assistant Driving Mode is a mess. Google's successor to Android Auto for phone screens suffered a delayed launch and a full redesign from what was ...

Almost every self-driving car team makes use of pre-computed maps, combined with what their sensors see, to help them understand the road and drive correctly and safely on it. Tesla is a rare ...

Commentary: I'm already distracted by everything going on around me when I drive. I don't need more of it from Google Maps. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and ...

As car and tech companies continue to make inroads on vehicles and services to build autonomous driving systems, a startup that is creating high-definition maps to help these vehicles move around has ...