Google Maps will help you pay parking and transit fees ahead of time

Napier Lopez Napier LopezAndroid 12s first developer preview arrives — heres whats newMore TNWAbout TNWStay tunedGoogle Maps today introduced a few updates to help you get around town without having to slow down to pay at a parking meter or wait in line for a train ticket. The company announced integration with ParkMobile and Passport, allowing you to pay for your parking meter in some cities right within Maps. Once you arrive at your location, youll see a Pay for Parking button in maps. Enter your meter number and payment info, and youre good to go. Likewise, you can extend  the time on your meter via Maps as well. Given were all trying to avoid unecessary touching these days, I appreciate that this means you dont even need to touch a parking meter or switch to another app. The ability to pay for parking arrived today for 400 cities in the US —  Google specifically mentions Boston, Cincinnati, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C — while for iOS the feature is coming soon. Transit payments are set to launch in the coming weeks on Android — no word on iOS yet. Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? Its called Plugged In – and you can subscribe to it right here. Published February 17, 2021 — 23:57 UTC