Waze is one of the excellent alternatives to Google Maps in Europe. Oddly enough, both applications come from Google itself, and now the first one has just been updated with some pretty interesting new features in the navigation section, which is one of its main virtues thanks to live notifications .
According to the company, Six new features will be available this month it will help to get a better experience in this sense. In fact, it can even help you avoid fines because it contains up-to-date information on speed limits.
However, some of these functions They will not arrive in Europe at the moment, since they will only be present in the United States, Canada and other countries. However, the company said the rest would be rolled out globally before the end of the month.
What’s new in Waze
One of the features that stands out the most in this new update are the speed warnings. Waze already included black spot alerts late last year, and now with its updated speed limit information, will warn the driver when he is going to reduce so that the information reaches you in time and you can brake safely.
In order to prevent these from surprising the driver, it will also warn of the presence of speed bumps and roundabouts on the route, in addition to indicating with more precision which lane to enter depending on the exit to take. Although, for now, this will only reach the United States, Canada, Mexico and France. It is not excluded that this novelty could arrive at some point in Europe.
The same thing happens with its integration with the parking company Flash, which will be available in several cities, none of which are in Europe. Thanks to this you will be able to show rates and relevant facility informationFor example, whether or not there are charging stations for electric vehicles.
Notices regarding sharp turns and tolls appear to be coming to Europe next month and will allow the driver to have more information about the route, which is particularly important when traveling to unfamiliar places. This is a server-side update, so This information will begin to appear automatically. However, it is always advisable to keep the app up to date, so you can always benefit from the latest news and security measures.