GPS accuracy is so good that it's tempting to rely on it exclusively. That could be a mistake in abnomal traffic conditions.

If the map you pull up on your smartphone optimizes safer routes in the future, a small bit of the credit may go to an inattentive, albeit agile, deer in central Texas. A new analysis by two ...

Google claims that it has made its Maps product much more useful to electric vehicle drivers, with the addition of power-level information for chargers—and the smarts to tap into that for customized ...

The default routing model in Google Maps looks for the fastest route to a user-defined destination. Starting in 2021, users in select regions can also search for eco-friendly alternatives, with Google ...

Most navigation apps can show you the fastest possible route to your destination and some can even suggest an eco-friendly route calculated to produce the least amount of carbon emissions. But what if ...