A new feature is appearing in the beta version of the Waze application: the alert for dangerous road sections.
Spotted in the latest beta version of the GPS guidance application Waze, this new feature would allow users to be notified when they take a road known to be dangerous.
Waze could flag dangerous roads
The application, owned by Google, is one of the most widely used worldwide. Its success is explained by its free access, but also by its traffic information updated in real time by its community of users. Google seems to have found a new idea to use some of the data provided by users over time. The concept consists of warning the driver that the road on which he is driving is potentially “accident-prone”. To know this information, Waze relies on the history of road accidents reported by its users.
To draw attention to the danger of a road and ease the driver’s foot, the beta version of Waze would color said portion in red and display a notification. The latter currently bears the mention “History of crashes” in the English version of the application.
Currently, this feature is only present on the latest beta version of Waze, but could soon appear in an upcoming smartphone app update. For users who do not wish to obtain this type of information, the feature can be disabled in Waze settings.
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With over 8 million downloads, Waze is a heavyweight among navigation apps. Based on a collaborative mode, this tool, acquired in 2013 by Google, is an excellent driving assistant.
With over 8 million downloads, Waze is a heavyweight among navigation apps. Based on a collaborative mode, this tool, acquired in 2013 by Google, is an excellent driving assistant.
Source : The Verge
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