We’ve already seen mapping functionality make its way into the ChatGPT and Gemini apps, but the big mapping apps haven’t had much use for AI–until now, anyway. Google has just announced Ask Maps, a new “conversational experience” for Google Maps that puts Gemini front and center,

Gemini Rolls Out Ask Maps to Make Google Maps More Interactive

Google today added Gemini AI to Google Maps, enabling a new Ask Maps feature. Gemini in maps can answer complex, real-world questions that Google says "a map could never answer before." There is a new Ask Maps button where Google Maps users can get answers ...

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.