You can now search for products inside Google Maps<p>Google is adding a handful of new features to <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/google-maps-will-flag-businesses-with-potentially-fake-reviews-123133579.html">Maps[/url] in time for the holidays, including the ability to search for specific products within the app itself. If you need a sweater for your annual ugly sweater party, new clothes or some last-minute gifts, for instance, you can type the item in Maps' search bar to bring up nearby stores where you may be able to find what you're looking for. From the results that pop up, you can select one of the options and then look up directions. Google says you can search for a wide variety of items from Maps, such as electronics, home goods and even grocery items. </p>
<p>The company has also updated Maps to allow you to report and see delays impacting your transit lines, as well as to show more details, such as alternate transit routes and subway station entrances. Maps will show reports for weather disruptions like unplowed or flooded roads and low visibility areas, as well. In addition, Google is adding the ability enter your vehicle's dimensions in its built-in Maps app to show routes that don't have bridges or tunnels you can't clear. For now, though, those routes are only available on the 2024 Chevy Tahoe, Chevy Suburban and GMC Yukon. The company says it will expand the feature's capability to more vehicle models in the future. </p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>If you're <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/google-maps-electric-vehicles-route-planning-charging-stations-170037213.html">driving an EV[/url] and look up routes with charging stops on your phone, you can now send the route you've decided on to your car with built-in Google Maps. Finally, if you want to avoid crowds when you go out, you can look at Maps' Popular Times info to see traffic trends at specific times. </p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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You can now search for products inside Google Maps
