Google's been rolling out small but significant tweaks to Google Maps these past few weeks to address common headaches on the road, including a new option for reporting traffic incidents that other motorists can watch out for and offline maps support for WearOS. Now, the latest update to Android Auto streamlines lane guidance to make it easier to read at a glance than ever before.
Previously, Android Auto, a.k.a. Google's answer to Apple CarPlay, would display all available lanes and highlight the one you should use to get where you want to go. This meant that the lane guidance panel was cluttered with a lot of extra arrows scrunched together, adding confusion to the already stressful process of trying to find the correct exit to take when you're behind the wheel. Lanes would often overlap or appear too close together, making it hard to read and potentially taking drivers' attention off the road to decipher the directions.
