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Now, over the last year, Google's added multiple AI-powered features to Maps to approve discovery and enable users to ask questions about places.

Well, now, the company is upgrading the app with

Gemini to let users ask its AI bot questions while driving, improve navigation, and perform more

tasks. So, while driving, users can now ask Gemini to answer questions about places of interest

on their route, return results about other topics like

sports or news or what episode of Night Rider is on tonight, and even perform tasks like adding

events to their calendar. You can ask multiple questions in a conversation, too. For example,

is there a budget-friendly restaurant with vegan options along my route? Something within a couple

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