After allowing the personalization of the avatar of Google Maps in Android Autonow another update takes navigation directly to the wheel if we have a digital instrument box that supports Android Auto.
What will hit a big change so that we simply focus on having our eyes on the road, unlike the previous version of Google Maps in Android Auto in which only management instructions were seen in the main unit of the vehicle.
The voice indications indicated where you had to turn or if you had to be attentive to a vehicle stopped on the road. Now all this information is visible from the instrument table located behind the steering wheel.
What will fully change the experience of the use of Google Maps to another level. In fact, 9to5google He has been able to try it In a polestar 2which recently received the support for Android Auto even if it is a vehicle with Android Automotive.
The indications, which now They will appear directly in the instrument table Of the cars that support it digitally, they are from the estimated time of arrival and distance to destination at the time en route.
Digital instrument picture with Google Maps
But there is more, since in Android Auto this section has been improved by showing the directions of Google Maps when sailing. The screenshot contributed shows the turn to be produced in the larger window and just below what is to be given below.
The rest of the data are drawn in the Black lower bar With driving time, distance that remains and estimated time of arrival. A minimalist style and focused on giving a great use to the driver who will have all the information well by hand.
The only handicap of this new Google Maps experience is that you can hide certain information from the direction when we conduct our car, such as looking for an alternative route or putting us better on the map.
He is resonated by taking an eye on the main screen when stopping, but everything he brings offers a better driving experience. The only thing that It is necessary is a digital instrument picture or a LED unit To show this information.
This great novelty has appeared on Google Maps through the Android Auto 14.3.651844 In a Samsung Galaxy S25 ultra. Nor is it known if it is already being deployed in all regions and it is unknown if it will be limited to a series of models. Be that as it may, a great incorporation to give more value to Android Auto.
