Google Maps just got a neat upgrade to help you save money Tom's Guide Skip to main content Tom's Guide is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Google Maps just got a neat upgrade to help you save money By Tom Pritchard published 14 June 2022 Google Maps is finally adding toll prices (Image credit: Shutterstock) Update: The upgraded eco-friendly routes feature is now official, and will be rolling out in the U.S., Canada and Europe in the coming weeks Last year we got word that Google Maps was copying an important feature from Waze - calculating how much tolls along a particular route would cost. Now, nearly 12 months on, the feature is finally rolling out. Google officially announced the news in April, promising it would start rolling out that month. Now, a little behind schedule, it actually seems to be happening, as revealed by Google in a blog post (opens in new tab). It looks to be a useful feature. Rather than simply warning you that a route has tolls, and giving you the option to avoid them all, it will use information provided by toll providers to give you a rough idea of how much you'll pay. It'll take into account the day and time you'll be traveling, and whether or not you have a toll pass, then display that on the route preview screen. (Image credit: Google) Though Google Maps specifically uses the phrase "estimated toll prices" in the blog post, the fact that the costs are provided by the toll providers indicates they should be pretty accurate. It's likely Google is covering its back just in case a mistake happens, or prices change without warning. At the very least, Google's data-driven approach should be more consistently accurate than the crowd-sourced system employed by Waze. People tend to be less consistent than machines, after all. Google Maps will still let you avoid tolls every single time you drive, if you'd prefer. You can set up this up in the settings menu, by tapping the three dots in the top-right corner, selecting Route Options and making sure Avoid Tolls has been switched on. Toll pricing is set to be available on iOS and Android devices in the U.S., India, Japan and Indonesia. Google promises that more countries will be "coming soon," but there's no information on which countries might arrive - or when. The addition of this new feature further helps narrow the gap between Google Maps and Waze. If you're trying to choose between the two apps, our Google Maps vs. Waze face-off should help you decide. Read next: Google Maps is improving its eco-friendly routes feature - and it'll help save you money on gasToday's best Google Pixel 6 Pro dealsPlansUnlockedGet $50 off this p... 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Tom PritchardAutomotive EditorTom is the Tom's Guide's Automotive Editor, which means he can usually be found knee deep in stats the latest and best electric cars, or checking out some sort of driving gadget. It's long way from his days as editor of Gizmodo UK, when pretty much everything was on the table. He's usually found trying to squeeze another giant Lego set onto the shelf, draining very large cups of coffee, or complaining that Ikea won't let him buy the stuff he really needs online. 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