{
  "id": 328001,
  "title": "Google Is Rolling Out Ask Maps Feature To Malaysia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/google-is-rolling-out-ask-maps-feature-to-malaysia",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-07T12:33:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/400899/google-ask-maps-feature-to-malaysia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is set to roll out an Ask Maps feature to Malaysia, building upon the recent announcement of Gemini Spark. This new addition to Google Maps allows users to converse with the app, powered by Google's Gemini AI. Unlike traditional chatbots, Ask Maps introduces agentic capabilities, enabling it to perform complex, multi-step tasks with just a few words. For instance, the AI can assist in ordering meals and arranging for them to be picked up en route, gathering information about restaurants along the user's path, and considering dietary restrictions. Users can then select a restaurant, and the AI will add the chosen dish to their cart for easy review. Powered by partnerships with companies like Square, Toast, and Uber Eats, Ask Maps goes beyond food, allowing users to find and book hotels and nearby events. Additionally, the feature now offers trusted, real-time information through a new live transit board that updates automatically, providing transportation options, live delay alerts, and driving routes.",
  "summary": "Just over a week ago, Google said that it will be rolling out Gemini Spark in Malaysia. Now, the tech giant announced that the new Ask Maps feature is coming to the country as well. As the name suggests, it is the latest addition to the company Google Maps, which lets users communicate with the […] The post Google Is Rolling Out Ask Maps Feature To Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}