Google Maps Can Tell Polestar 4 Drivers When To Merge Lanes

Google Maps is rolling retired unrecorded lane guidance to drivers of nan Google-powered electrical Polestar 4. The institution announced Tuesday that nan caller characteristic relies connected nan EV’s front-facing camera to “see” lane markings and roadworthy signs. That accusation feeds into Google Map’s AI and provides nan driver pinch customized audio and ocular cues astir merging lanes successful real-time. 

Google gives an illustration of really this mightiness play out. Say you’re driving successful nan near lane of a US road and your exit is up ahead connected nan correct side. “With unrecorded lane guidance, conscionable glimpse astatine your dash show to spot precisely which lane you tin beryllium successful astatine immoderate fixed moment,” Google says successful a blog post. (Of course, you tin besides look astatine nan roadworthy to fig retired this information.) The unrecorded lane guidance characteristic successful Maps tin observe that you’re respective lanes to nan near of your exit and punctual you to merge successful time. (The remainder of your passengers mightiness besides punctual you.) 

Polestar’s vehicles usage Google’s built-in Android package to powerfulness their infotainment system. As such, Google has integrated different products into Polestar’s cars successful nan past five years, specified arsenic Google Chrome and high-definition maps.  

“Live lane guidance continues nan way of Polestar’s driver centric UX strategy, reducing driver accent and improving information by making missed exits and last-minute lane changes overmuch little of a worry,” Polestar’s caput of UX/UI Sid Odedra said successful a statement. 

The caller characteristic to Maps will beryllium alongside modular features for illustration unrecorded postulation alerts and estimated thrust times. For now, unrecorded lane guidance is only disposable to Polestar 4 cars pinch Google built-in and only successful nan US and Sweden, but nan institution says that it plans to rotation retired to much cars arsenic it partners pinch different automakers. The institution besides says that it plans to adhd much roadworthy types successful summation to highways.