Good question - we actually did a benchmark recently and even with maps/search grounding it is pretty suboptimal from a end user's perspective https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366423 For instance, we found this: "The pattern extends to navigation: Gemini’s own Maps grounding makes it worse at giving directions"
Second, Google Maps API has pretty strict licensing terms - you have to delete data within 30 days, have to attribute it properly. There are reasons why OpenAI and other companies are not using their APIs
Second, Google Maps API has pretty strict licensing terms - you have to delete data within 30 days, have to attribute it properly. There are reasons why OpenAI and other companies are not using their APIs