Google Maps adds ride-hailing comparisons in Indonesia

Photo credit: Go-Jek.

Google Maps just launched a new feature in Indonesia that lets you order a ride with Uber, Grab, or Go-Jek from within the app.

To use the feature, you have to look up a particular route and then click the taxi icon on the right. You will be able to see the available rides from all three companies, with a price estimate, and the expected arrival time.

This is a neat advantage over booking a ride the regular way, because you don’t have to open each app individually to find out which ride will be cheapest and arrive soonest. Once you’ve made your decision, you’ll be directed to the respective ride-hailing app.

You might need to update your Google Maps application before this works.

The announcement was made today by Hugh Williams, vice president of engineering for Google Maps, at the Google for Indonesia event in Jakarta.

In India, a similar integration with Ola rolled out in March.