Baidu Maps Introduces Night Mode in Latest Update for Enhanced Nighttime Driving

Posted by By Dan Taylor 2 Min Read

The newest update of Baidu Maps, version 19.3.0, brings an innovative night mode feature, enhancing the driving experience during nighttime by reducing glare.

This update, which is compatible with CarPlay, Jovi InCar, and HiCar, offers a more comfortable and safer navigation experience for drivers who prefer less harsh lighting while on the road.

Activating night mode is straightforward, with two options available: an automatic switch based on the time and driving status, or a manual setting accessible through the app’s settings.

This functionality is easily adjustable in the ‘Dark Mode’ settings on iOS or the ‘Navigation Settings’ in the Android version of the app.

The update, which can be enjoyed on both the mobile APP and the large-screen version of Baidu Maps, also simplifies entering cruise mode.

Users can prompt this feature by simply saying “Xiaodu Xiaodu, turn on cruise” to Xiaodu, and the system will seamlessly transition into cruise mode when they get into the car.

In addition to the night mode, Baidu Maps V19.3.0 enhances user convenience with the introduction of an updated quick directions feature, further streamlining the navigation process and improving overall user experience.

This update reflects Baidu Maps’ continuous commitment to providing innovative and user-friendly navigation solutions.

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Dan Taylor is the founder and editor of International Search Insights (ISI), the publication behind ReadIsi, and a Partner and Head of Innovation (Search & AI) at SALT.agency. He has worked in search for more than a decade, in-house and agency-side, and is regarded as one of the West’s leading voices on search engines beyond Google, including Yandex, Baidu, Naver and Cốc Cốc. On ReadIsi, Dan covers the engines and AI answer platforms that English-language coverage tends to miss: Baidu and ERNIE, Yandex and Alice AI, Naver, Cốc Cốc, Shenma, Sogou, WeChat and Weibo search, plus DeepSeek and Alibaba’s Qwen. He also keeps dated records of documented changes, such as the Yandex, Baidu and Naver algorithm update histories and the DeepSeek, ERNIE and Qwen model update histories. His approach is to take learnings from global search engines and apply logic with a high evidence threshold. A claim needs a source, patterns seen in one market are treated as a hypothesis until they are checked in another, and where the evidence is thin he says so. For brands, that means advice built on what can be shown, with measurement that separates being cited from being chosen. Dan is credited with coining the term “edge SEO” and won the inaugural TechSEO Boost research competition in 2018 for his work on CDN and edge changes for SEO. In 2026 he was credited with coining “Infinite Tail” to describe how keyword research is changing with AI search. He is the author of AI Search Marketing For The Travel Sector, writes for Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Land and Travel Marketing Guy, and has advised technology, SaaS, travel and enterprise ecommerce brands, including Cloudflare, GitLab and Airbnb. He has given multiple talks and panels at the International Search Summit in Barcelona, and has also spoken at Optimization Moscow, brightonSEO, Google Search Central Live Deep Dive Asia in Bangkok, Athens SEO and the Asia SEO Virtual Summit 2026, where his talk looked at how Baidu, Naver, DeepSeek, Tencent, Cốc Cốc and Yandex built their own AI answers.
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