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Maps feature request: Next gas station in traveling direction

11 pointsovatsug2511y ago7 comments

HN readers on Google / Apple maps team, it would be very nice for your app to tell us what the next gas station if we kept going in our direction on the road. No new app needed for this (incremental improvement) but this would be great to have!

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xur1711y ago· 1 in thread

I wish there was a way to search along the current route for all queries.

x1798DE11y ago

This is my #1 biggest feature request for all map apps. I would also like to select a start and endpoint and search for anything along any of the possible routes. I need to go from X to Y but I'd like to stop for ice cream along the way back - what are the best routes that have ice cream shops near them, and which ice cream shops are they?

SpikedCola11y ago

While there are lots of apps to find nearby gas stations, I wish there was more information available on which stations have diesel.

I literally have to street-view every gas station, or make lots of phone calls, in order to find a diesel pump, especially when travelling through small towns. Granted, larger (highway) stops are pretty good for having diesel on account of the trucks they service.

calbear8111y ago

Seems like Google Maps has this on Navigation Beta (https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/165392?hl=en)

dbg3141511y ago

Already exists... and has for years.

http://www.gasbuddy.com/GasBuddyiPhoneApp.aspx

marckemil11y ago

And a "pause" button, so it would stop yelling at you when you stop to get something to eat - gas - bathroom.

stouset11y ago

Apple Maps does this. "Siri, find me a [gas station|in-n-out|RadioShack]."

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