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Many people still use Waze for getting live traffic updates on a roadtrip (object on road, police speed trap ahead). I don't think those features were fully inc

by mcast 4y ago

Many people still use Waze for getting live traffic updates on a roadtrip (object on road, police speed trap ahead). I don't think those features were fully incorporated into Maps.

jrochkind1 4y ago
Why not though? Is there a point to having two maps apps run by two different teams?
josefresco 4y ago
> Many people still use Waze for getting live traffic updates on a roadtrip (object on road, police speed trap ahead). Once I showed my father-in-law the "police reported ahead" and "hazard reported ahead" features he was sold. He now demands Waze on every road trip and he's not especially tech-savvy. Google doesn't supply this same data.
- Bhilai 4y ago
  Not true, I receive the very same updates (object on the road, speed trap, disable vehicle etc.) on Google Maps app on Android all the time.
  - Grazester 4y ago
    These alerts on Maps is sporadic for me for some reason.
- notatoad 4y ago
  I definitely get those alerts on Google maps. AFAIK it literally is the same data, the reporting system is already shared between the two apps
  - packetlost 4y ago
    I can confirm that it is 100% not the case on iOS. There is not a way to report these things on the CarPlay app at all, and only very occasionally will there be a "speed trap" alert on Google Maps.
    - mynameisvlad 4y ago
      That's exclusively a "not implemented in CarPlay" thing, the feature is very obviously supported in iOS; it even has its own "bubble" in the main UX while navigating. This seems to have been added in 2019: https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/google-maps-report-accidents-iphone/ https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/google-maps-repor... Does CarPlay even offer UX to allow that? It looks like Apple might support it, although the directions aren't very thorough: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/report-traffic-incidents-iph4bda412a5/ios https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/report-traffic-incide...
      - capableweb 4y ago
        In Waze + CarPlay you can definitely report events/issues directly from the mainscreen, in the bottom right.
  - josefresco 4y ago
    Wait what?!? You get an audible "police ahead" alert? I'll have to review my settings if that's correct.
    - FateOfNations 4y ago
      It's crowdsourced, so it depends on another Waze user having spotted them and put a report in the app, so the usefulness his highly dependent on how many other Waze users are in the area.
      - josefresco 4y ago
        I've never received this alerts in Google Maps on iOS - I use it extensively around a major metropolitan area.

by mcast 4y ago

Many people still use Waze for getting live traffic updates on a roadtrip (object on road, police speed trap ahead). I don't think those features were fully incorporated into Maps.

jrochkind1 4y ago

Why not though? Is there a point to having two maps apps run by two different teams?

josefresco 4y ago

> Many people still use Waze for getting live traffic updates on a roadtrip (object on road, police speed trap ahead). Once I showed my father-in-law the "police reported ahead" and "hazard reported ahead" features he was sold. He now demands Waze on every road trip and he's not especially tech-savvy. Google doesn't supply this same data.

Bhilai 4y ago
Not true, I receive the very same updates (object on the road, speed trap, disable vehicle etc.) on Google Maps app on Android all the time.
- Grazester 4y ago
  These alerts on Maps is sporadic for me for some reason.
notatoad 4y ago
I definitely get those alerts on Google maps. AFAIK it literally is the same data, the reporting system is already shared between the two apps
- packetlost 4y ago
  I can confirm that it is 100% not the case on iOS. There is not a way to report these things on the CarPlay app at all, and only very occasionally will there be a "speed trap" alert on Google Maps.
  - mynameisvlad 4y ago
    That's exclusively a "not implemented in CarPlay" thing, the feature is very obviously supported in iOS; it even has its own "bubble" in the main UX while navigating. This seems to have been added in 2019: https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/google-maps-report-accidents-iphone/ https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/google-maps-repor... Does CarPlay even offer UX to allow that? It looks like Apple might support it, although the directions aren't very thorough: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/report-traffic-incidents-iph4bda412a5/ios https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/report-traffic-incide...
    - capableweb 4y ago
      In Waze + CarPlay you can definitely report events/issues directly from the mainscreen, in the bottom right.
- josefresco 4y ago
  Wait what?!? You get an audible "police ahead" alert? I'll have to review my settings if that's correct.
  - FateOfNations 4y ago
    It's crowdsourced, so it depends on another Waze user having spotted them and put a report in the app, so the usefulness his highly dependent on how many other Waze users are in the area.
    - josefresco 4y ago
      I've never received this alerts in Google Maps on iOS - I use it extensively around a major metropolitan area.