If there is a differential factor in Waze is why many people choose it over Google Maps, it is its active community. And thanks to those who have installed this GPS navigation application and contribute to updates, it is easy to find out where there is an object on the road, traffic jams or police checks.
In fact, this feature not only puts it above Google Maps, but it is light years ahead of other browsers like Apple Maps or TomTom. Yes, it is true that the Google app and the Apple app offer more information about the environment. But if we talk about travel, Waze is the king and the best thing is that it continues to add functions and its latest novelty is one of the most anticipated requests from users: speed bump warnings.
Warnings about speed bumps, tolls and sharp turns come to Waze
Speed bump alerts are a historic request and a pending promise from Waze for years, although last month the development team assured that the launch would take place at the end of April globally. Well, as Auto Evolution explains, it has finally started to gradually roll out to the app.
To wish speed bump alerts make all the sense in the world, as they make the road more predictable and therefore safer, since you will have a greater margin of time that will allow you to gradually slow down without braking or damaging the vehicle if you enter it at a certain speed due to your unknown presence. In this sense, and although we will see them soon in Waze, it is desirable that sooner or later they are implemented in other similar applications, such as Google Maps itself.
Speed bump alert in the Waze interface | Automatic evolution
But be careful because the warnings about speed bumps did not come alone: the alerts in case of sharp turns and notification of the presence of tollsa set integrated into this general update announced last month in which there will also be navigation improvements for roundabouts and help in choosing the most convenient lane.
To take advantage of these new features on your Android mobile, in Android Auto (and also in iOS and Apple CarPlay) you must wait for the deployment and keep the app updated.
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