Waze adds a feature to avoid accidents

Vine It is used to find more flexible routes to reach the desired destination, but also as a tool in case you do not know the way during the trip or when moving in a sector where you have never been. So the app will add an option to avoid crashes in these situations.

Based on the accident history reported by drivers, the platform displays in red the streets with the most traffic accidents, especially those where the user does not travel regularly.

“Using driver reports and your route, you can see ‘accident history’ alerts on some roads,” will be the message users will find to activate the feature, which according to Geektime won’t launch invasive beeps, just a single message. in order not to overload the user while driving.

Drivers also have the option to turn it off, as repeatedly seeing this type of information can cause some anxiety while driving. A process that is done from a switch located in the configuration section of the alerting application.

The tool is in the test phase, but it is expected that it will soon be activated for all users, because it is a way to avoid accidents in unknown places, such as possible turns, speeding, potholes or different reasons that lead us to the road. high risk.

Although it is still necessary to know the details of how the platform will assess the risk level of the road, for example, it will require a minimum number of reports or it must be done in a certain time range.

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Alerts provided by Waze

By adding the dangerous road notification, the driving application will expand the catalog of alerts that are generated thanks to the data provided by drivers every day and updated in real time.

Key options include crash alerts, police checkpoints, surveillance cameras, and partial closures. But the platform itself also provides users with information from their own data, such as traffic jams and nearby gas stations with the rates they are charging at that time.

In addition to the security setting, location sharing and other people know about our journey.

Waze joins the Google Maps team

This feature is the first to be announced after departure Neha Parikhnavigation app CEO as he joins Google Geo, the group that also oversees Maps, Street View and Earth.

The idea behind this merger is not to end Waze or merge it with other platforms, but to keep it as a single brand and for “teams to benefit from greater technical collaboration,” the company’s director of public relations told The Verge. App., Caroline Burdeau.

The navigation platform joined the company after the acquisition in 2013, although it has maintained its independence in its activities, which is why it has a team of more than 500 employees, which will continue after the merger with another team and base. 150 million users worldwide.

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