While Google isn’t ready to commit to a wide release of the AR walking navigation mode for Google Maps, the company has begun testing the feature with members of its Local Guides crowdsourcing community.
As a result, I’ve had the opportunity to test an alpha build of the feature in the real world (and log some needed steps in the process). And I can’t stress enough that this is a very early version. As such, this is more of a collection of impressions of the experience rather than a review.
The option for AR navigation comes via a button alongside the customary “start navigation” button, as… more
Source: Hands-On with Google Maps Walking AR Navigation Experiment, a Peek into Our Smartglasses Future
