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> 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 "poli

> 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.

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.