Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled on Thursday.

Google Maps is becoming smarter with Gemini, with a new interactive and detailed Immersive Navigation view and Ask Maps features.

Google Maps is getting a new Gemini-powered Ask Maps feature to ask questions in natural language along with new Immersive Navigation.

The AI-powered experience is claimed to be built on information about more than 300 million places available on Google Maps.

Google introduces Ask Maps for Gemini's best destination recommendations, plus the responsive new Immersive Navigation 3D view.