Google Maps
Latest about Google Maps
How to report police sightings in Google Maps
By David Crookes published
Learn how to report police sightings on Google Maps and contribute to real-time updates in your area.
You can report wildfires in Google Maps using Crisis Alerts — here's how
By David Crookes published
Learn how to use Google Maps' Crisis Alerts feature to monitor and report wildfire activity in your area.
9 Google Maps features that'll make holiday traveling way less stressful
By Tom Pritchard published
Traveling over the holidays? Here are 9 Google Maps features that will make everything a lot less stressful for you.
Google Maps is scraping dashcam footage to stay up to date — here's what you need to know
By Josh Render published
Google has partnered with dashcam providers in the U.K. to scrape data that will help keep the Maps app up to date.
Waze feels like it’s on a collision course to being merged into Google Maps — and that shouldn’t happen
By Tom Pritchard published
The differences between Waze and Google Maps seem to be getting smaller all the time — when Google should be doing the opposite.
Google Maps just got a huge upgrade — this will help millions of drivers
By Tom Pritchard last updated
Google Maps is about to get one of the best things Waze has to offer — reports from its users.
Google Maps wants you to narc on the police — reporting more than just speed traps
By Tom Pritchard published
Google Maps is swapping out the option to report speed traps for a more generic "Police" option.
Google Maps just got 5 big upgrades — and there's one that can save you a ton of time
By Scott Younker last updated
Google announced a number of new features to ease holiday travel covering everything from public transit to EV driving.
Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox.
Here at Tom’s Guide our expert editors are committed to bringing you the best news, reviews and guides to help you stay informed and ahead of the curve!