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technology1 year ago

"Waze's 2024 Updates: Navigating Roundabouts and Enhancing Safety"

Waze, the navigation app owned by Google, is introducing new safety and convenience features, including alerts for first responders, speed limit changes, impending speed bumps, toll booths, and sharp curves. It is also enhancing its roundabout navigation for Android users and partnering with Flash to provide parking information and reservations. Additionally, Waze will now display traffic information along users' preferred routes and is expanding its use of crowdsourcing to determine road conditions.

via Ars Technica|
#google#navigation-app#new-features
technology1 year ago

"Waze 2024 Update: Enhanced Safety, Parking Assistance, and Roundabout Navigation"

Waze is introducing six new features to enhance driving safety and convenience, including advanced guidance for roundabouts, safety alerts for first responders, speed limit alerts, local navigation alerts, detailed parking information, and improved route information. These updates aim to make driving safer, smoother, and more informed, utilizing input from local communities and AI technology.

via Mashable|
#ai#driving-safety#navigation-app
technology2 years ago

"Apple Maps Errors Lead to Thousands in Losses for Small Businesses"

A small restaurant in Australia reportedly lost nearly $8,000 due to a significant downturn in customers after Apple Maps incorrectly listed the business as "permanently closed." The owners, Chris and Pum Pyatt, struggled to update the listing as they did not have an Apple product, and customer support was unhelpful. After reaching out to Apple, the listing was eventually updated, but the pin location shown on the app was also incorrect. This incident highlights the impact of navigation app errors on businesses and the challenges faced by non-Apple users in updating Apple Maps listings.

via Dexerto|
#apple-maps#australia#customer-impact
tragedy2 years ago

Tragic Hiking App Mishap Claims Scientist's Life

A Russian scientist, Dr. Dmitry Fedyanin, fell to his death while hiking in Germany's Berchtesgadener Alps National Park after a navigation app allegedly led him off the path and over a cliff. The 34-year-old researcher slipped on a rocky ledge and slid down at least 492 feet. His body was found at the base of a peak, and authorities ruled out third-party involvement. Fedyanin was a decorated scientist and had been a senior research fellow at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. His death is one of several recent hiking-related fatalities in the area.

via New York Post |
#accidents#berchtesgadener-alps-national-park#dmitry-fedyanin
technology2 years ago

"Battle of the Apps: Waze vs. Google Maps for Android Auto"

Waze and Google Maps are both popular navigation apps for Android Auto, but they have different strengths. Waze excels in navigation, providing real-time updates and prioritizing the fastest route, while Google Maps offers additional information like reviews and photos of places. Waze can be distracting with ads and lacks foot traffic support, but it shares the same parent company as Google. Ultimately, the choice between the two comes down to personal preference.

via SlashGear|
#android-auto#comparison#google-maps