Over a decade after Google purchased Waze, the search big is lastly utilizing reporting knowledge from the crowdsourced navigation app inside Google Maps and, because it seems, that works on Android Auto too.
The attraction of Waze has all the time been the power to see experiences from different drivers on the highway relating to upcoming circumstances or incidents. Perhaps most helpful for a lot of, although, is the power to mark the placement of police exercise, akin to a hidden pace entice. Google Maps launched its personal reporting system a number of years in the past, however the app solely not too long ago put extra emphasis on the performance, together with bringing it to automotive platforms akin to Android Auto, CarPlay, and Android Automotive.
Earlier this 12 months, Google additionally confirmed plans to begin utilizing reporting knowledge from Waze inside Maps, permitting customers in Google Maps to see experiences from a extra lively neighborhood of drivers. That has lastly began rolling out, months later, as we reported on the finish of the November.
Somewhat unexpectedly, this performance additionally works on Android Auto.
The Google Maps app on Android Auto helps exhibiting Waze experiences, simply because the cellular app does. Like on cellular, a message saying that the report is “from Waze drivers” seems beneath the report sort. The performance was noticed by Alex Mullis on Threads, although it’s unclear how extensively obtainable that is on condition that even on cellular it’s not exhibiting for everybody.
Presumably this additionally applies to Google Maps on Apple CarPlay.
Google additionally not too long ago up to date how reporting on Maps on Android Auto works ever so barely, making it a lot simpler to report police exercise. These experiences from Waze must also seem even when your automobile’s show prevents Maps from letting you make experiences.
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