The two cars powered by Android Automotive are currently electric. Before the Google dashboard experience reached more vehicles, the integrated Google Maps app is improving the way you find EV charging stations.
Charging opportunities are an important consideration when planning trips, given the variety of current electric cars and the availability of stations, which largely depends on where you are traveling.
On shorter trips, Maps allows you to select from a list of available chargers, with Google watching your speed and network. For example, you can see nearby destinations to perform various tasks while your vehicle is filling up.
For trips that require two or more recharge stops, Google will specify stations and charge levels to “minimize the total trip duration”. The company advertises new routing algorithms that it developed based on the theory of graphics that take into account the driving and loading time. She needed to create a solution that would work on many vehicles that will soon be automotive.
Taking into account the various characteristics of each EV (such as weight, maximum battery level, type of plug, etc.) the algorithm identifies which of the edges [route] are viable for the EV under consideration and which are not.
During this process, Google also takes battery consumption into account, with Maps maintaining detailed road information (length, elevation and slope). For the end user, this routing takes less than 10 seconds.
Today’s latest news will show which payment methods are accepted at stations in 12 European countries. Improvements to Google Maps EV loading stops on Android Automotive are now being implemented.
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