Google Maps Adds Tools to Pay for Parking and Transit in App

As part of Google ’s keep travail to enlarge the features of its popular mapping app , todayGoogle announcedthe ability to give for both parking and transportation system fare directly in Google Maps .

With the pandemic making masses even warier of touching public surfaces , the ability to bear for parking in Google Maps is not only a chip of tot comfort station but also a helpful safety precaution . To originate , Google will be partnering with two parking answer providers ( PassportandPark Mobile ) in more than 400 cities across the U.S. including Boston , Cincinnati , L.A. , NYC , and Washington D.C.

The path it cultivate is that once you find a parking place , all you have to do is enter the time numeral , set the amount of time you need , and then reach the Pay button . And as an added bonus , if you need to add more time to the cadence before you get back , you could stretch forth your time inside Google Maps too .

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As for public transit , citizenry will now be able-bodied to pay for public transit fare inside Google Maps for more than 80 dissimilar transportation agencies across the world . By making it possible to plan and pay off for a trip in Google Maps , Google is hoping to reduce the hassle of switching between multiple apps and eliminate the mix-up of get to find a forcible tag machine . And in certain place like San Francisco Bay Area , you ’ll even be able to buy a digital Clipper card , so you’re able to get past the turnstiles just by read your phone .

The one important affair to have it off is that it seems defrayal for transit transportation will descend from a acknowledgment card or debit entry card linked to your Google Pay story , so if you do n’t use Google Pay , you ’ll likely call for to set it up before being able to use Google Map ’s new transit payment features .

Google says support for parking defrayment in Google Maps will begin roll out out on Android today with support for Io “ coming soon . ” Meanwhile yield for theodolite fare in Google Maps will become available on Android sometime “ in the coming week . ”

Here’s a demo of what Google Map’s new parking payment feature will look like.