What you need to know Google Maps is working on expanding car icon options, four years after first introducing them.Currently, users only have a few basic choices—red sedan, yellow SUV, and green pickup truck—since 2020.

Google Maps users with cars are getting even more customization options soon.Four years(!) after Google introduced the ability to change what your vehicle looks like on the navigation screen, Google is expanding those options even further,

Google has been actively improving Maps with new features across the board. Recently, it introduced Gemini integration for Maps, allowing users to ask questions about nearby places in natural language. Additionally, the company rolled out improved lane guidance for Maps on Android Auto for easier navigation.

Google Maps is introducing a new set of car icons that allow you to customize their color for navigation mode.

A whole bunch of new vehicle type and color options have been spotted for your navigation marker in Google Maps.