GoogleĪt Google I/O three years ago, the company launched Live View, which allows users to get directions in AR in Google Maps. You’ll be able to see the “busy-ness” of an area in the normal map view, and Google will highlight areas that are busier than usual - such as an event space or local attraction. Now, it’s expanding that feature to show how busy a whole area might be.

Google has already allowed users to see how busy it thinks a business will be on a given day or time, straight from Search or in Maps. Google is also helping users find out more about how busy a location is before they get there. The more detailed view was actually already announced by Google in August, but is now more rolling out to 50 more cities around the world. As noted by Google at the event, this could be very helpful for parents with strollers, those in a wheelchair, or those who just want to plan their exact walk. For example, Google Maps will now show users where things like crosswalks, street signs, and intersection markers are straight from the normal map view. Perhaps the most notable change to Maps is that Google is adding more detail in several places.

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