• The Next Web, Wednesday, July 14, 2010 12:39 PM

More than 20 car brands now support the "Send-To-Car" service offered by Google Maps, the search giant said Wednesday. "Combine that with Google's free turn-by-turn directions over the Android platform and we are seeing a paradigm shift in the way that the navigation business is working," writes The Next Web.

Google debuted the service three years ago with launch partner BMW. "As of today, drivers of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles in the US, enabled with Ford SYNC, can now send business listings or addresses found on Google Maps directly to their cars," explains the Google Lat Long blog. "In addition, millions of OnStar equipped GM vehicles can now make use of this innovative service." In the US, 15 car brands are presently supported.

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