Last Thanksgiving, I drove more than 1,000 miles with my dog in the back seat. Finding places to stop -- especially dog-friendly restaurants and parks -- meant constantly pulling over to search my phone. It was inconvenient and added a good amount of time to my trip, but hey, it was certainly better than one-hand searching on my phone while driving.

Google's newest update to Maps , amped up by Gemini AI , is designed to help with situations like that. The company announced today that it's adding Gemini's conversational AI capabilities directly into the Maps app, bringing more natural and hands-free interactions to the more than 2 billion Maps users worldwide.

Here's everything that's new for Google Maps.

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