Google Maps will soon be able to find your parked car

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9 points·aaron_p··4 comments

It's been finding me my car for more than a year (two? Maybe three) based seemingly on how fast I've been moving, and when I switch to slower speed. It usually thinks that busses are 'driving' and tells me where I parked them after I get off

Same for me, it is displayed in my Google Now feed. Sometimes false positives, but it works since over a year.

Yep. It's one of those things that I've had an ignored for years except for the one time I needed it. I was on vacation and parked the rental, thinking "oh, no biggie, I will just find my way back over when I need it. Worst case I end up wandering for a few minutes while I relocate the right side street."

Well, it took more than a few minutes. It was hot as hell, girlfriend was getting pissed off at all the walking around in the heat and humidity (was in Key West), tensions were rising...and I remembered that stupid parking location thing I never use. Got me back on track within a minute or two and that wasn't the day we split up.

But yeah, seems like a decent extension of this feature for those who don't use Google Now (or whatever it's called now) or want more options.

The new addition to maps is about doing that manually when you need to, with extra features like how many minutes left on the parking meter.

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