Google Maps will send drivers on a slower route if it's better for the environment.

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Google Maps will no longer show motorists the slotxo ทดลองเล่น fastest route, suggesting fuel-efficient driving routes instead in an effort to help drivers reduce their emissions.Popular navigation apps default to the most fuel efficient routes, calculated taking into account the slope of the road and congested traffic using government data. This will do, although the motorist may shave for a few minutes on a different route.

Where an eco-friendly route adds a significant amount of time to the journey, it will show an alternative so drivers can choose the fastest route if they wish.However, Google will share the relative carbon footprint between the routes. Other too The feature will launch in the US on Android and iOS later this year with expansion to the UK along the way.As of June, drivers in the UK will be notified when using the app that they are driving in an emissions zone:

areas where diesel cars or certain cars with emissions stickers will be restricted. In a bid to provide clean air Central London is charging older vehicles with higher emissions and have similar initiatives in Brighton, Glasgow, London, Norwich and Oxford.The City of Bath and Birmingham are slated to launch the Clean Air Zone in 2021, which will charge buses, coaches, heavy-duty trucks, taxis and private hire vehicles for driving within the boundaries of the zone if they don't comply. Minimum emissions standards Bristol, Cardiff, Hull, Manchester, Middleton and Sheffield all have plans to introduce emissions zoning.

The Google Maps update, announced Tuesday, is one of about 100 improvements the tech giant brought to the Maps app in 2021.Other add-ons include virtual directions within airports, shopping malls and train stations that can direct people to the correct check-in desk or elevator to the correct departure area.The technology combines the precise height of a person's phone, indoor placement and artificial intelligence that scans tens of billions of Google Street View images to understand their location.