Remember MapQuest? You can now use it with Android Auto
News EVs and Transportation Remember MapQuest? You can now use it with Android Auto If you use Android Auto, you can try out the beta mapping service today. The decision to retain the lake's 380-year-old name drew a lot of attention.
- ▪News EVs and Transportation Remember MapQuest?
- ▪You can now use it with Android Auto If you use Android Auto, you can try out the beta mapping service today.
- ▪The decision to retain the lake's 380-year-old name drew a lot of attention.
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| Original publisher | Engadget |
| Canonical URL | https://www.engadget.com/2277445/use-mapquest-with-android-auto/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-10-06T22:04:02.277Z |
| Last seen | 2026-10-06T22:04:02.277Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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News EVs and Transportation Remember MapQuest? You can now use it with Android Auto If you use Android Auto, you can try out the beta mapping service today. By Jonny Evans Oct. 6, 2026 6:00 pm EST Mapquest Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Launched in 1996, MapQuest, the world's oldest commercially available web mapping service, recently introduced Android Auto support, making it an alternative to Google and Apple Maps with the added distinction of calling a certain body of water in North America Lake Ontario, despite pressure from President Donald Trump. The decision to retain the lake's 380-year-old name drew a lot of attention. While both Apple and Google bowed to that pressure and changed how the name appears to map users in the US, MapQuest did not.
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