Drivers who hate asking for directions now have a savior in the form of Google Maps, which will soon be available via interactive displays installed in gas pumps at stations nationwide. The Internet
connections are courtesy of a deal between Google and gas pump manufacturer Gilbarco Veeder-Root, which says the first wave will bring the service to about 3,500 pumps. Google won't sell ads alongside
the service, at least initially, but the application's local business search capability offers an obvious entrée to ad placement should the terms of the deal change.