It’ll be even easier to interact with the bar with one hand. Google Maps design update: New UI for directions and navigation. Image source: 9to5Google The images above show that redesign in action.

Google Maps for Android Automotive is getting customized design elements. This new ability will allow the UI in Maps to match the UI of the native OS.

Colors of water bodies and green areas in Google Maps (left), the redesigned Maps UI (center), and Apple Maps (right) Source: 9to5Google ...

It happened during her time as a Google Maps designer in 2007 when the app had become a "cluttered mess." "We were wedging new features into any space we could find in the UI," she continued.