Google Maps on Android Automotive (“Google built-in”) is tapping into how modern vehicles are smartphones on wheels with a new live lane guidance capability for the Polestar 4. This essentially lets Google Maps “see” the road like a driver.
Live lane guidance leverages the front-facing camera on the Polestar 4. Road signs and lane markings are analyzed by AI, with this real-time road information “instantly integrated with Google Maps’ powerful navigation capabilities.”
This results in real-time navigation help like: “…if you’re in the far left lane and your exit is on the right, live lane guidance automatically detects this and uses clear audio and visual cues to remind you to merge in time.”
Google Maps in the dashboard also notes which lanes you can be in with a blue highlight. Google positions this as being useful on unfamiliar highways, while Polestar wants to cut down on missed exits and last-minute lane changes.
This is coming first to the Polestar 4 in the US and Sweden “in the coming months.” Google Maps live lane guidance will “expand to more road types and cars in partnership with key automakers.”
- “Polestar has been a close partner since 2020 when Polestar 2 launched as the first car with Google built-in. Now, Polestar 4 will be the first to integrate our groundbreaking live lane guidance which will help people drive with even more confidence and set a new benchmark for navigation across the auto industry.” — Andrew Foster, Director of Product Management for Google Maps
- “Over the past five years, Polestar’s collaboration with Google has delivered many new features for Polestar owners. Live lane guidance continues the path of Polestar’s driver centric UX strategy, reducing driver stress and improving safety by making missed exits and last-minute lane changes much less of a worry.” — Sid Odedra, Head of UI/UX at Polestar
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