Features I would love to see introduced on Google maps

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I drove professionally for 15 years and, as it turns out, I'm a terrible navigator, lol! Therefore, I have relied on Google Maps extensively. I often drove my route in a truck or full-sized cargo van. The following contains my observations and opinions. YMMV.

First of all, I would love to see a "backtrack" feature so I can make my way back to the freeway the same way I came in. I have been rerouted through neighborhood streets and through sections of through streets with a very active bar scene (with drunks randomly stumbling into the roadway). I don't care if it's a "shorter route", it's dangerous! Let me just make my way back to the freeway, thank you.

Secondly, and just as important to me would be having the option to select "main routes". Bus and tractor trailer routes could have been good to use in my cargo van. Again, I was rerouted many times thru tree-lined streets and didn't have the overhead clearance available.

Thanks for letting me post here. Any tips and tricks would be most helpful. Thank you.

Posted Sep 29, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC

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