A new feature is now appearing in Google Maps that recommends parking spots located near a user’s destination.

Google Maps will issue parking prompts to users of the app mid-trip along the route to their destination, according to reports.

The feature automatically appears in relatively newer versions of Google Maps, recommending areas where the user might park along the way to his or her destination.

The new feature expands on an existing Google Maps feature that informed users of the parking situation at the user’s destination but not the parking situation around the destination.

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