This Google Maps Update Lets Drivers Search for Pit Stop Info En Route
Charlotte Joyce Kidd — October 23, 2015 — Autos
References: androidpolice & engadget
The new Google maps update will allow travelers to easily find destinations for food, gas and coffee along their route.
Even on the most fun road trips shared by family and friends, conflicts will arise around pit stops. Who wants to get coffee and where and when, who wants to stop for food and who has to go to the bathroom immediately -- or else -- will always be a source of tension.
The latest Google maps update helps relieve some of that tension with the addition of quick stops: buttons that trigger automatic searches for restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores and coffee shops. The gas station search will even tell drivers the price per gallon at each station.
Even on the most fun road trips shared by family and friends, conflicts will arise around pit stops. Who wants to get coffee and where and when, who wants to stop for food and who has to go to the bathroom immediately -- or else -- will always be a source of tension.
The latest Google maps update helps relieve some of that tension with the addition of quick stops: buttons that trigger automatic searches for restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores and coffee shops. The gas station search will even tell drivers the price per gallon at each station.
Trend Themes
1. Quick Stops - The addition of quick stops on Google maps allows for convenient searches for restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, and coffee shops along a route.
2. Gas Price Comparison - The gas station search feature on Google maps provides drivers with the price per gallon at each station, offering opportunity for disruptive innovation in gas price comparison apps.
3. Personalized Pit Stop Recommendations - The new Google maps update enables personalized recommendations for food, gas, and coffee stops, suggesting disruption opportunities for targeted pit stop recommendation apps.
Industry Implications
1. Navigation Apps - The Google maps update introduces the ability to search for nearby pit stops, opening up disruptive innovation opportunities within the navigation app industry.
2. Gas Station Industry - The gas station search feature on Google maps, displaying price per gallon at each station, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation within the gas station industry.
3. Restaurant and Coffee Shop Reviews - The personalized pit stop recommendations on Google maps offer a potential disruption opportunity within the restaurant and coffee shop review industry.
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