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3 August 2026

Directions the way a person would give them: place results now describe where things are from where you are standing, and turn instructions can name the petrol station you turn after, on the API as well as the map. Plus a run of new endpoints built for agents: checking whether places an AI mentioned are real, an ASCII map made for LLMs rather than humans, static map images, timezones, administrative boundaries, and weather and traffic along your route.

API

  • newTurn instructions can name landmarks on the API, not just on the map
  • newNew: check whether an AI's claimed places and itineraries are real
  • newmap_as_text: an ASCII map schematic API built for LLMs, not humans
  • newStatic Map Images: render a PNG/WebP/JPEG map, with your route or isochrone drawn on it
  • newNew: administrative boundary lookup
  • newTraffic incidents and closures along your route
  • newNew: locate and centroid endpoints
  • newNew: route report endpoint
  • newGET /timezone: IANA zone, UTC offset and DST at any coordinate
  • newWeather along your route, timed to when you get there
  • improvedImproved: GET /geocode accepts a hard bbox filter

MCP server

  • newPlace results described from where you stand, not just how far away

Website & docs

  • newAn active lane bar shows which lane to be in
  • newAgents may cache, store, index and train on every response, forever
  • newTurn instructions can reference landmarks: "Turn right just after KFC"
  • newMap Health: every map issue report gets a public agent diagnosis

24 July 2026

Live traffic and a satellite view arrive on the map, routes gain fuel prices and safety alerts, search learns country context, and Studio gets a full typography overhaul.

API

  • newLive traffic is here: a continuously refreshed flow and road-closures overlay, with a traffic toggle on the world map and playground.
  • newPetrol stations found along a route now carry live fuel prices where available, starting with France, so agents can pick the cheapest stop on the way.
  • newRoutes can include speed-camera and level-crossing alerts, delivered only in countries where camera warnings are legal.
  • improvedSearch understands country context: "Paris, France" now finds Paris in France, not a namesake, lifting benchmark accuracy from 89.5% to 91.4%.
  • improvedCategory browsing is faster thanks to a smarter search-radius ladder.
  • fixedFamous places and local results share the page fairly: exact-name cities outrank villages with the same name, nearby namesakes within 30 km still come first, and location bias no longer beats worldwide prominence.
  • fixedA sweep of search fixes: duplicate settlements removed, Saint-name abbreviations understood, suburbs shown under their parent city.
  • fixedTravel-time matrices retry with a widened road snap when a point will not match, so isolated pins no longer produce empty cells.

Studio

  • newTypography overhaul: Bold and Italic label styles render correctly in every script, each label type can use its own font, and all 12 open-licence families gained SemiBold, Bold and Black weights.
  • newEvery palette colour is now reachable from the Layers panel, motorways can be split from major roads with their own colour, and ice plus the full landcover set (industrial, leisure, quarry) are themable.
  • newThe navigation design preview uses the real 90-icon turn-direction set and offers a full-width banner option.
  • improvedHelper text tucks behind info icons, keeping panels compact.
  • fixedA scoped background colour no longer recolours the whole world.
  • fixedOn phones, attribution and corner overlays respect the gesture bar and the MapMap mark stays visible.

SDKs

  • improvedThe downloadable navigation boilerplate now shows speed limits and supports reverse-geocode on tap, with refreshed nav docs.

Website & docs

  • newSatellite view (alpha): toggle between the vector map and satellite imagery on the world map and playground, currently covering Europe.
  • newThe map clicks the way you would expect: left-click a place for details, right-click (or long-press on mobile) to ask what's here.
  • newMapMap Sans and MapMap Mono are the house fonts across the site and the default map style.
  • improvedA research-driven flow and copy pass: sharper hero with a road-level film, clearer pricing, and sales CTAs that open a pre-filled contact form.

21 July 2026

Worldwide routing went live, AI agents can now pay per call on mainnet with x402, and search had a major quality pass: famous places rank first, results carry rich place details, and answers arrive faster. Plus a Built with MapMap showcase, POI theming in Studio, published self-hosting pricing and a broad polish sweep.

API

  • newWorldwide routing is live: the hosted API now routes on a single planet-scale graph covering every continent, rebuilt monthly from a fresh OpenStreetMap snapshot behind automated regression gates. A keyless, rate-limited demo lane is open for GET /route/v1.
  • newx402 agent payments are live on mainnet: AI agents can pay per call in USDC on Base or Solana with no signup, no API key and no card. A .well-known manifest advertises the paid endpoints for discovery.
  • newClaim your agent's account: keys provisioned by AI agents now come with a claim link, and humans can sign in to the console with email at mapmap.ai/claim to manage keys, usage and billing.
  • newSearch results carry place details from OpenStreetMap: opening hours, phone, website, cuisine and more. Reverse geocoding accepts a kinds filter so you can ask for just the categories you want.
  • improvedSearch quality: famous places now outrank namesakes, airports, stations and IATA codes are indexed, landmarks mapped as complex shapes (the Tate Modern) are findable, and Japanese block addresses and Australian conventions are understood.
  • improvedForward search is faster: smarter prefix matching and parallel index search cut typical lookup latency, with fuzzy retry when a query finds nothing.
  • fixedShort ferry crossings are reachable on long routes again; previously the router could skip them when planning across a continent.
  • fixedADR tunnel restrictions are now derived per dangerous-goods code, so compliant loads are no longer over-restricted, and truck route rationale honestly reflects the constraints that actually shaped the route.
  • fixedTruck routes respect a 90 km/h default top speed, so ETAs no longer assume car speeds.
  • fixedUnsupported geocoding languages return a clear 400 instead of a 502, near-miss queries retry with a widened search instead of returning nothing, and a city's transport hubs rank under the city rather than streets sharing its name.

Studio

  • newColour POI categories from Studio: the new POIs panel recolours the eight point-of-interest categories with a live preview. The design travels with your theme, publishes with it, and the web SDK applies it.
  • fixedEvery font weight in the picker now renders correctly, and your published style stays selected across sessions.

SDKs

  • newA 90-icon turn-direction set ships in @mapmap/maps 0.4.0 as an importable entry point, drawn in a two-tone style that matches your map theme.
  • improvedThe downloadable navigation app boilerplate is refreshed with platform-aligned road weights for smoother guidance.
  • fixedU-turn instructions resolve the correct icon for the driving side: left in the UK, right in France.

MCP server

  • improvedIntegration feedback from agents is never lost: retros the gateway rejects are kept and retried, and the feedback programme is documented at /v1/feedback.

Website & docs

  • newBuilt with MapMap: a new showcase page with a live embedded EV-charging demo (909 real UK charging sites, range rings, nearest-charger routing) and a low-bridge capture app.
  • newClick any place on the interactive map for a details popup: opening hours, contact details and categories.
  • newReport a map issue from the map: a flag button lets anyone pin a map error, from a wrong vehicle restriction to a missing road. Verified fixes ship as routing overrides and as upstream OpenStreetMap contributions.
  • newContact page with a form at mapmap.ai/contact: reach the team directly for fleet licensing, self-hosting help or mobile SDK early access.
  • newSelf-hosting pricing is published: four transparent annual tiers and the SDK licence text, in the open at mapmap.ai/pricing.
  • newThe 404 page now greets lost visitors with rotating cartographic artwork.
  • improvedA new homepage hero: a full-bleed globe-dive flythrough video that loops seamlessly.
  • improvedPricing shows your local currency with a toggle, and the comparison table follows it.
  • fixedA broad mobile and dark-mode polish pass: floating map chrome meets AA contrast, the dark flash on refresh is gone, modals scroll properly on phones, and a production-only bug that wiped the theme on load is fixed.
  • fixedPlayground continental cycling and walking demos no longer time out.

16 July 2026, v1.0

MapMap v1.0 is live: a complete, self-hostable navigation platform for fleets and AI agents. Hosted truck and ADR dangerous-goods routing, maps you can restyle in Studio, web SDKs on npm, an agent-native MCP server, and signed offline territory packages.

API

  • newHosted routing API at api.mapmap.ai: car and truck profiles with ADR tunnel-category compliance, isochrones, matrices, map-matching and route optimisation. Free email-verified keys with 50,000 calls a month.
  • newTwo-speed pay-as-you-go pricing: standard calls from 0.05p, premium truck/ADR from 1p, with monthly plans and prepaid credit; no surprise billing.

Studio

  • newStudio: restyle the entire map in the browser (palette, 3D buildings, the full navigation look) and publish to a hosted style URL.
  • newTest-drive your theme on a real route: pick preset stops or click two points and preview your route line, banner, puck and lane guidance.

SDKs

  • newThe web SDKs are live on npm: @mapmap/maps drops a MapMap map with truck and ADR routing into any web app; @mapmap/core brings the offline navigation intelligence to Node and workers as WebAssembly.

MCP server

  • newMCP server at mcp.mapmap.ai: AI agents route trucks, check ADR compliance and design map styles as native tools.

Website & docs

  • newInteractive map at mapmap.ai/map: search, multi-stop directions with up to 3 alternative routes, a turn-by-turn list, and click-anywhere place info.
  • newPlayground: try truck and ADR routing scenarios in the browser against the live API.
  • newPoints of interest render as coloured category icons on the map, with a toggle to hide them.
  • newNew territories appear on the map automatically as country builds publish; coverage grows daily through the world build.
  • newDocumentation rewritten and code-verified against the live gateway, including new API-conventions and analysis-endpoints pages.
  • newPublic status page at status.mapmap.ai with live uptime for the website, routing API and tile delivery.
  • newThis changelog, with an RSS feed.