Google Maps Live View upgrade shows users AR cues for directions INSIDE malls, airports and stations

Google Maps is no longer an outdoor navigation system – the tech giant is rolling out an upgrade that provides directions inside different facilities. Users can now use Live View on smartphones to maneuver around malls, airports and train stations. The Indoor Live View Feature uses AR cues to provide turn-by-turn directions over a live … Read more

AI-equipped backpack designed for the blind ‘speaks’ to provide users with directions

Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a wearable AI engine that can help visually impaired people navigate the world around them. Housed in a backpack, the system detects traffic signs, crosswalks, curbs and other common challenges, using a camera inside a vest jacket. Users receive audio directions and advisories from a Bluetooth-enabled earphone, … Read more

One Direction’s Niall Horan felt like a ‘prisoner’ during the band’s heyday

Niall Horan has admitted that he felt like a ‘prisoner’ during One Direction’s heyday as fans prevented the boyband from leaving their hotels and going outside. The Irish singer, 27, soared to fame as one fifth of the group – made up of Harry Styles, 27, Liam Payne, 27, Zayn Malik, 28, and Louis Tomlinson, 29, on The X Factor … Read more

Crash causes massive eight-mile tailbacks at Dartford Crossing as M25 closes in both directions

Crash between lorry and road-sweeper causes massive eight-mile tailbacks at Dartford Crossing after M25 closes in both directions to add hours to rush-hour journeys M25 closed in both directions after crash between M26 junction and Orpington The busy motorway has been closed anti-clockwise since 5.25am this morning Emergency services have also closed the clockwise carriageway … Read more

Crash causes massive eight-mile tailbacks at Dartford Crossing as M25 closes in both directions

Crash between lorry and road-sweeper causes massive eight-mile tailbacks at Dartford Crossing as M25 closes in both directions to add hours to rush-hour journeys M25 closed in both directions after crash between M26 junction and Orpington The busy motorway has been closed anti-clockwise since 5.25am this morning Emergency services have also closed the clockwise carriageway … Read more

Google adds improved biking directions to Maps

Google Maps adds directions to ‘Boris Bike’ docking stations and real-time information on where there are free slots amid surge in popularity of cycle-hire schemes during lockdown Feature will include end-to-end instructions to find, access and dock a bike  Santander Cycles will  partner with Google Maps on the feature in London  Other companies around the … Read more

Google adds improved biking directions to Maps

Google Maps adds directions to ‘Boris Bike’ docking stations and real-time information on where there are free slots amid surge in popularity of cycle-hire schemes during lockdown Feature will include end-to-end instructions to find, access and dock a bike  Santander Cycles will  partner with Google Maps on the feature in London  Other companies around the … Read more

M20 closed in both directions as female pedestrian killed after being hit by car in early hours

M20 is closed in both directions as female pedestrian, in her 20s, is killed after being hit by car in the early hours of the morning  Emergency services called at 3.10am to reports of woman lying in carriageway  Fatal collision happened on Sunday morning at junction 10a (Ashford) of M20   Motorway now closed in both … Read more