Google Maps adds more Waze-like features, including driving incident reports

guest · Oct 17, 2019

Google Maps adds more Waze-like features, including driving incident reports
October 17, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/17/g...-features-including-driving-incident-reports/

Google Maps is starting to look a lot more like Waze. Google today announced a series of new features that will allow drivers using the Maps app on iOS to report accidents, speed traps, and traffic jams. And on both iOS and Android, users will be able to report other driving hazards and incidents, like road construction, lane closures, disabled vehicles, and objects in the road — like debris.

These are all core Waze features and among the primary reasons why many users opt for Waze over Google Maps.
With the additions, Google is chipping away at the many reasons why people still turn to Waze.

Google says the new Google Maps features start rolling out globally on Android and iOS this week.
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Google: New ways to report driving incidents on Google Maps

guest · Oct 22, 2019

Law Enforcement Calls for Google to Remove Police Reports in Waze, Google Maps
Police reporting feature now available in Maps as well
October 22, 2019
https://news.softpedia.com/news/law...lice-reports-in-waze-google-maps-527930.shtml

Google has recently added support for user reports to Google Maps, pretty much allowing anyone to send a report for things like road hazards, traffic jams, and police right from within the app.

The police locator, however, is the one that’s causing quite a controversy, as law enforcement feels that this feature can be easily misused, leading to an increase in law violations, while also exposing officers.
National Sheriffs’ Association warned this week that the police reporting option in Waze is “a tool to facilitate ambush attacks on law enforcement and threaten community safety.”

“NSA is supportive of the Google Waze App but is emphatically opposed to the police locator feature within the App. There is no moral, ethical or legal reason to have the police locator button on the app. Our concerns are for officer safety and community safety. [...]” an official press release reads.
Google, on the other hand, says the whole update is supposed to help drivers stay informed behind the wheel, and not to avoid police and speed traps.
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