At Google’s I/O developer conference keynote on Tuesday, ARCore may have been absent, but Google did preview a potentially trailblazing augmented reality feature for Google Maps.
Google’s vice president of product for AR, VR, and vision-based products, Aparna Chennapragada, previewed a new augmented reality walking navigation feature for Google Maps that overlays real-time turn-by-turn directions and points of interest on the smartphone’s camera view.
In addition, the Google Maps development team is planning to include an animated AR avatar to help guide users to their destinations.
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Source: Google Working on AR Walking Navigation Mode for Maps
