Similarly, Google already offers a Popular Times feature to track the best and worst times to travel. This year, Google says that its analyzed the data from that tool and found the busiest and least busy times for popular places that get a lot of traffic over the holidays like the airport, post office and shopping centers.

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

Google is adding a handful of new features to Maps in time for the holidays, including the ability to search for specific products within the app itself. If you need a sweater for your annual ugly sweater party,

Google Maps has been given a fairly substantial update in time for the holidays, with the introduction of an in-app product search function to

Google Maps now helps holiday shoppers find specific products, view prices, and get directions to stores with real-time inventory listings.

The new Maps update also makes it easier to track bus and rail delays and tells you the least busy times to visit local locations.

A major feature dump for Google Maps just rolled out to make getting around easier during the holidays. New features include smart shopping tools, immersive route views, live updates for road conditions and transit lines,