Overview

• Users can now manually activate Bluetooth-Beacon positioning in Google Maps for precise navigation through GPS-denied tunnels.
• The beacons are currently limited to tunnels but Google plans to extend coverage to train stations, airports and shopping centres.
• New cycling features include separate bike-lane views, live traffic information and elevation profiles in 60 cities such as Hamburg, Madrid and Milan.
• Machine-learning walking and public transit suggestions have launched in 60 cities to offer sustainable travel alternatives.
• Eco-routing powered over 500 million fuel-efficient trips per month in 2024, saving 2.7 million tonnes of CO₂, and environmental-zone alerts will expand to more than 1,000 areas across Europe.