Driving with CarPlay as co-pilot is always a success. A simple and straightforward interface to use just what we need to drive. In CarPlay you can choose the map application you prefer. The most used are Apple Maps, Waze and Google Maps.
It is with the latter that we will be able to see the fixed and mobile radars on our road route. Activating it is very simple, you can do it from the iPhone or directly from the CarPlay screen of your car.
With Google Maps and CarPlay you can see fixed and mobile speed cameras
Since a long time, Google Maps has become a collaborative browser. This means that the map network is supplemented by the support of the users themselves. This includes warnings of accidents, traffic, police checks and yes, also speed cameras
On the one hand we have fixed radars and on the other hand mobile radars. Fixed speed cameras are the easiest to find. In general, They are always marked on the road and Google Maps saves them in your navigation data. This is why it will inform you of all the fixed speed cameras on your route.
Mobile speed cameras, as their name suggests, They’re moving. It could be a police car in a corner, a speed camera behind a tree… These They are harder to find since they change every day. This is where it comes in the Google Maps user communitywho will be responsible (and you can also be) to report it like this inform other users that there is a radar.
Configure CarPlay and Google Maps to warn us of all speed cameras on the road
There the initial configuration for CarPlay informs us of the speed cameras This will be done from the Google Maps application on iPhone or from CarPlay. If you prefer to do it from your iPhone, just follow these steps.
Enable radar warning on iPhone
- I’m at Google Maps app on your iPhone.
- press the layers icon and choose the standard card and traffic card details.
- Start a route and you will be able to see the speed cameras that exist until you reach your destination.
Enabling speed camera warning in CarPlay
On the other hand, if you want activate radar warning directly from CarPlaywe do it like this:
- Open it Google Maps app en CarPlay
- Click on the Adjustment gear wheel and activate Traffic
- Choose the destination and all alerts will be previewed, including speed cameras.
There are two types of radar warnings, amber and blue.
Depending on the route or the moment, you will see two types of radar
From here, When you navigate with CarPlay, it will warn you of speed cameras that you find. Some of them will have audible and other warning only visual. This is a DGT requirement, so we advise you to look at the CarPlay screen from time to time so as not to miss any radar.
Now that you know how to do it your iPhone and CarPlay notify you radars, from Applesfera we wish you a good trip. And remember, even if there are radars If you are traveling at the set speed, you do not need any warning.
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