Google Maps is the most popular application for online maps and guided navigation, and Google is constantly trying to improve it, but the new function prepared for it is something that few have thought of. It seems that in India a new function is being tested for Google Maps that allows people to very easily find the nearest public toilet that they can visit before reaching home, if they have an emergency at a given moment.
Google Maps has this function implemented as part of a collaboration between Google and the Indian Ministry of Urban Affairs, so we are talking about official information that should be very accurate, in the end. Up to now, no less than 45.000 toilets have been added to the application that users can reach at any time, these being available in 1700 cities across the entire territory of India.
Google Maps will help you find the nearest toilet
Google Maps has implemented the function not only for those who search directly through maps, but also for those who use Google Assistant and voice commands to find what interests them. In October, the American company had only 500 cities listed with toilets that users can visit as needed, and the number has increased 3.5 times in just almost 9 months, so there is still room for growth for information.
Google Maps has tested these functions first in India, as well as the one for the alert in taxi trips, which will be extended to several areas of the globe in not so long. Until then, this new function for Google Maps, which allows the discovery of toilets, could even reach several countries around the world, including Europe, maybe even Romania, but their usefulness also depends on collaboration with the authorities.
