Google announces that “Ask Maps,” a Gemini-powered conversational feature in Google Maps, is getting “agentic” capabilities. Launched earlier in March, Ask Maps lets users describe needs in natural language and receive options and information. With the update, it can take additional actions related to a trip—such as ordering food, booking hotels, and locating event tickets. The feature can also read a user’s calendar to help plan activities around existing schedules. Google positions the change as expanding Maps beyond directions into assistance that can coordinate multiple tasks. The rollout centers on how Ask Maps interprets requests and then surfaces relevant choices, with follow-on booking or ordering steps integrated into the Maps experience. Google does not indicate that the underlying Gemini model changes, but the company frames this update as enabling Ask Maps to perform tasks rather than only answer questions.