Google Maps Revs Up Customization with Enhanced Car Icons: Your Ride, Your Way

Google Maps Revs Up Customization with Enhanced Car Icons: Your Ride, Your Way

Google Maps is supercharging its navigation experience with a fun and personalized twist: customizable car icons. This feature, bringing Google Maps closer to the customization offered by Waze, allows users to ditch the standard arrow and cruise with a vehicle that reflects their style. After introducing a limited selection of car icons in 2020, Google Maps is now offering a significantly expanded range of vehicle styles and colors, giving users the power to truly personalize their on-screen driving experience. This exciting update is currently rolling out to Android users, with some spotting the "Your ride, your way" prompt when searching for driving directions. If you're among the lucky early adopters, you can access the customization options by tapping the customize icon near the "close" button in the corner of the navigation screen. Alternatively, navigate to "Trip options" and then select "Vehicle icon while navigating." A Fleet of Opt…