For nearly a century, humanity has chased the ghost of the self-driving car, a dream first flickering on silver screens in ...

Talking while driving slows eye movement and visual focus. New research shows even simple conversation can delay noticing danger on the road.

One of the most underrated ways Google Maps makes commuting less stressful is that it reroutes in real time. For instance, it ...

Abstract: This work introduces Talk2BEV, a large vision-language model (LVLM) 1 interface for bird’s-eye view (BEV) maps commonly used in autonomous driving. While existing perception systems for ...

Thankfully, there’s now a Power Saving Mode in Google Maps. It allows you to activate a black-and-white, full-screen overlay on your always-on display. When enabled, lock your phone during navigation, ...

There's a specific kind of guilt that comes from being a privacy-conscious Android user. You buy the hardware, you aggressively debloat the device (or even root it), and find polished open-source ...

A capable map app will save you time (and your sanity), but which one is best at dodging all the holiday season traffic? I tested both, and there's a clear winner.