It's the Real World -- With Google Maps Layered on Top (wsj.com)

Google has started to roll out augmented reality navigation feature in its Maps app for some users. The company told the Wall Street Journal that the walking-focused feature will be available shortly, but only to Local Guides (community reviewers) at first. The feature will need "more testing" before it's available to everyone else, Google said. Still, this suggests AR route-finding is much closer to becoming a practical reality. Google Maps uses GPS to get a basic idea of where you are, and then relies on the camera to get a much more exact location with 3D arrows hovering over the places you need to turn. Notably, though, Google doesn't want you to rely too heavily on AR to get around.

Comments

I want a speed run instead

[SuperKendall]

Although the AR thing sounds like a nice gimmick, I think what would be really useful is something Google could deliver pretty easily - a speed run as it were, a fast video showing me traveling the whole route (street map style view) in about 30 seconds or so, that I could play at any time. I think that would give me just enough visual heads up about what it looks like around where I should turn, without taking up any of my mental processing time while I am actually walking/driving.

Unreal

[ISoldat53]

I'd rather have an unreal world with Google Maps layered on top of it.