Ask Maps,” rolling out today to Google Maps on mobile, lets you ask Gemini questions about locations and even to plan trips on your behalf.

In the past, Google Maps would struggle with hyper-specific questions like “where can I charge my phone without having to ...

Ask Maps a real question and get a real answer. Plus, 3D navigation that shows you the exit before you miss it and a Street View arrival preview.

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday.