Google Maps Adds AI Agents for Food Orders and Hotel Bookings

Google began testing an agentic restaurant reservation feature in Search’s AI Mode in the United States in August 2025, integrating platforms including OpenTable, Resy and Tock. Users can specify the party size, date, time and cuisine in natural language, and the system searches multiple websites for real-time availability before directing them to book. The feature marks a shift in search from providing answers to serving as an agentic AI gateway for carrying out real-world tasks.

Google announced on April 10, 2026, that the feature would expand outside the United States for the first time, adding eight markets: Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Five are in the Asia-Pacific region. Signed-in users aged 18 or older can make requests through the English-language version of AI Mode on mobile devices or desktop computers, with the system filtering options and helping them complete the reservation process.

Google Maps serves more than 2 billion users each month, drawing on Street View, aerial imagery, real-time traffic conditions and extensive place data to power search and navigation. Bringing Gemini into Maps extends generative AI beyond answering questions into place discovery and real-world travel, while making Maps a key gateway to Google’s AI product ecosystem.

Google unveiled Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation on March 12, 2026. Ask Maps lets users plan multi-stop trips in natural language, receive place recommendations and make reservations directly; it is initially rolling out on Android and iOS in the United States and India. Immersive Navigation renders buildings, lanes and terrain in 3D and is launching first in the United States, with support for CarPlay, Android Auto and vehicles with Google built-in.