Australians living in the country’s two biggest cities will soon be encouraged to take public transport or walk in favour of driving in a major green overhaul to Google Maps.
Aussies will be encouraged to take the most fuel-efficient route next time they plug in an address in this maps app.
It’s part of a suite of new features announced to commemorate Earth Day, with fuel-efficient routes now showing in the app. The fuel efficiency tool will use artificial intelligence to find routes that use the least amount of petrol or electricity, with users able to specify whether they are driving a petrol, diesel, hybrid or electric vehicle to help the app make the calculation.
Another new feature is set to be rolled out that shows alternative walking or public transport routes. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift
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