Google combines Maps and Waze teams in restructuring move

Re:Google combines Maps and Waze teams in restructuring move by AareyBaba on Friday December 09, 2022 @03:10AM (#33918886)

I recently decided to give Apple Maps driving directions a try and was surprised to find that it notified me of a driving hazard (a trashcan on the road) in my lane a few seconds before I would have hit it. Does anyone know how they detect something like that ?

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Re:Google combines Maps and Waze teams in restructuring move by mschuster91 on Friday December 09, 2022 @05:35AM (#33919828)

Someone called in the cops, who have interfaces with radio stations and other warning systems for road dangers. A local radio station here in Munich claims a latency time of mere seconds as soon as the police knows about it [1].

[1] https://www.radioarabella.de/geisterfahrer-wir-warnen-sie-in...

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Re:Google combines Maps and Waze teams in restructuring move by bm-rf on Friday December 09, 2022 @09:47AM (#33921724)

A user probably sent the report further down the road. Hazard reporting should pin the location right when you pull up the list of options, I think Waze does this when you click the report button.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212226

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Re:Google combines Maps and Waze teams in restructuring move by jazzyjackson on Friday December 09, 2022 @06:45AM (#33920248)

I think this is the dumbest feature imaginable - maps is aware there is an obstacle in the road and so it pops a toast up on the screen, attracting my attention to a timed button for me to confirm or cancel ??

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