5 changes Google Maps should make for better driving directions

With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping many of us away from buses and trains (and Uber and Lyft rides), we've reverted to driving ourselves. This means more time with Google Maps — whether that's on our phones resting on a car mount, or on the car screen through Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. 

After almost a year of pandemic life filled with mental health getaway road trips and masked-up, socially distant grocery store visits, we have some thoughts on how Google's navigation app could improve the driving experience. 

Here are some new features Google Maps should add: Read more...

1. "This is a shortcut" warning