With highway journey season about to start, Google Maps is getting an replace that ought to assist make trip planning a bit simpler due to enhanced particulars and a brand new characteristic that may calculate estimated toll costs. 

Previously, whereas Google Maps may let you know which routes had tolls or not, you did not get a lot information past that. But now, in an replace rolling out later this month that may cowl greater than 2,000 roads throughout the US, India, Japan and Indonesia, customers will be capable to see estimated toll pricing sourced from native authorities.

This means you must have extra data when attempting to determine the most cost effective method to get to your vacation spot, with Google Maps even factoring in issues like totally different cost strategies (e.g. paying with a go versus money/credit score), the day of the week and even the precise time you are anticipated hit a toll. And in fact, if you wish to save as a lot cash as doable, Google will nonetheless floor toll-free routes and supply an choice to fully block routes with tolls from being displayed.

On prime of that, to assist make driving by way of unfamiliar territory a bit much less scary, Google Maps can also be getting enhanced particulars. Soon, you’ll see issues like visitors lights and stops indicators together with more information concerning close by factors of curiosity and much more exact constructing outlines. Google additionally says that in choose cities, customers will be capable to spot particulars like the form of the highway, together with options reminiscent of medians and islands. The replace is slated to roll out to Android, iOS, Android and CarPlay all through choose nations within the coming weeks. 

Finally, for these with iOS units, Google is including a number of further options to be used throughout Apple’s ecosystem. On iPhones and iPads, Maps is getting a brand new journey widget that may allow you to pin your subsequent trek to your own home display screen. Additionally, the usual Google Maps search widget can also be getting a dimension discount, so you’ll be able to rapidly lookup a vacation spot with out the widget taking on an excessive amount of display screen actual property. 

Meanwhile, for individuals who need to journey tremendous mild, Google is including deeper help for Google Maps to the Apple Watch. This will let you lookup a vacation spot and even see instructions in your wrist, all with out ever having to select up your telephone. Additionally, iOS Spotlight, Siri and the Shortcuts app are additionally getting Google Maps integration within the coming months, so you’ll be able to extra simply seek for a spot utilizing voice instructions.