Oct 8, 2026 · 24 min · 10 segments
Steve Caplin says that Google Maps will now guide you to find the cheapest – well, less expensive – petrol. With AI prompts often going wrong, scientists in Korea have developed a mind-reading AI…
Simon RoseHostAnd I can't make it any cheaper, but I can tell you where to get the cheapest petrol, or rather Google can.
As of today, that's Thursday the 8th of October, Google Maps, uh, now shows you the price of petrol at petrol stations when you search for fuel or petrol stations or whatever you search for.
'Cause I actually use an app called Petrol Prices, which I've used for many years, which is, is very good.
Um, so does it do the same thing? You just say which area you're gonna be in, and they tell you the cheapest ones-
... what Google Maps may do and Petrol Prices doesn't, is if you want to tell it that you're doing a particular route going from, I don't know, London to Ashbourne, for want of anything else, it'll also tell you the cheapest petrol on the way and how far away from whatever your main route is.
And I can't make it any cheaper, but I can tell you where to get the cheapest petrol, or rather Google can.
As of today, that's Thursday the 8th of October, Google Maps, uh, now shows you the price of petrol at petrol stations when you search for fuel or petrol stations or whatever you search for.
'Cause I actually use an app called Petrol Prices, which I've used for many years, which is, is very good.
Um, so does it do the same thing? You just say which area you're gonna be in, and they tell you the cheapest ones-
... what Google Maps may do and Petrol Prices doesn't, is if you want to tell it that you're doing a particular route going from, I don't know, London to Ashbourne, for want of anything else, it'll also tell you the cheapest petrol on the way and how far away from whatever your main route is.
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