While the speedometer has been hit or miss for some Android Auto users as of late, Google Maps is now confirmed to be rolling out speed limits and a speedometer that show at all times, even when you don’t have a destination selected.
Speed limits in Google Maps launched back in 2019, with the live speedometer appearing later and only starting to show up on Android Auto a few months ago. Earlier this month, though, the speedometervanished for some users.
Google is now confirming two things.
First, the disappearing speedometeris being investigatedby the Android Auto team. In other words, it appears to be a bug of some kind rather than an intentional removal or rollback of the feature.
More interesting, though, is that Google is rolling out the ability to see the speed limit of the current road as well as the live speedometer on Mapsbeen intermittent reports of this for a few weeks now, but Google is confirmingthat it’s <a href="https://myappsplus.com/with-ios-27-im-actually-using-siri-again/” title=”With iOS 27, I'm actually using Siri again”>actually rolling out
…the ability to have the speedometer, speed limit, and traffic signals/stop signs showing without a destination set is still rolling out. Thus, not everyone will have this particular feature yet.
The exact timeline for when this will be widely available remains to be seen, but it’s great to see nonetheless. Drivers are very often using Google Maps navigation, but shorter or more familiar trips don’t always require setting a destination – but it’s still nice to see speed limits and the speedometer at those times.
More on Google Maps:
- Google Maps is finally going to bring turn-by-turn navigation to Korea
- Ask Maps in Google Maps rolling out Personal Intelligence, real-time transit, global launch
- Google Maps on Android Auto now shows bigger labels on streets along your route [Gallery]
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