Google Maps will finally show how much you’re speeding

Users report a speed limit sign is showing up in the bottom corner of Google Maps.

RON AMADEO - 9/13/2016, 12:56 PM

Offering free turn-by-turn navigation in Google Maps crushed the standalone GPS industry, but there has been one feature standalone systems have that Google Maps never picked up: speed limit display. OIder GPS systems would display their speed limit data somewhere in the interface, allowing drivers to see the (hopefully) current limit even when there wasn't a nearby sign.

Some users have now reported seeing a speed limit sign in the bottom-right corner of Google Maps Navigation. Android Police has screenshots of the new addition in the Google Maps Android app (pictured above) and in Android Auto. Code for speed limit capability started showing up in Google Maps 9.35, but whether you get the new feature or not is up to a server-side switch.

For now these are just random user reports, but hopefully an official announcement of the new feature will happen soon, along with a wide roll-out.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/google-maps-will-finally-show-how-badly-youre-speeding/