With Google Maps you can now pay for parking and travel tickets in the app

You can now pay for your parking meter in over 400 U.S. cities

Google is adding payment capabilities to Maps to help users who need to get around the city during the pandemic. With the app, you can now manage your parking fees in more than 400 US cities and transport tariffs with more than 80 transit agencies around the world.

With more people turning to their smartphones for mundane things like shopping and grocery deliveries during the lockdown, Google claims this is another way to be sure, of course, that the updates come in handy once the restrictions clear, too provided by Google Pay and are as easy as expected.

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Starting today, you can pay for your parking meter thanks to the integration with the on-demand mobile parking providers Parkmobile and Passport, you can simply tap the “Pay for Parking” button, which a When you get near your destination, enter your meter number and The time you need to park and select “Pay”.

If you’re worried about working overtime, add a few extra taps to your parking session Available for Android, with iOS support in the works, in a variety of major cities including Boston, Cincinnati, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC.

At the end of the transportation, you can use Google Pay to pay your fare if you receive transit instructions from Maps. You can also purchase a Clipper Card for travel in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Transit update will roll out to Android in more cities around the world in the coming weeks.

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The latest upgrades to Google Maps follow a number of features introduced in the COVID-19 era, including travel restriction warnings and notices related to Coronaviruses and 7-day averages for new virus cases.

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