A new beta version of Waze, Google’s navigation app, can alert users to nearby high-risk roads.
Roads with more accidents according to statistics will be marked in red in the application. But if you are already driving on one of them, this may not happen, notes Geektime. The function provides for the display of only one alert, possibly so that precautions do not distract the driver.
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If you have access to the beta, Waze will send the following message:
“Using driver reports and your route, we can send you ‘Accident History’ notifications on some roads.”
Screenshot: Geektime
Although this feature is only available in beta, it will most likely become available to the general public soon. If drivers still do not want to receive notifications, they can be turned off in the application settings.
This is one of the first updates to Waze after the application team was merged with the group that controls Google Maps. Earlier this month, Google announced the merger, and as Waze’s head of PR Caroline Burdo noted, “teams will benefit from further strengthening of technical cooperation.” The changes also include the departure of Waze CEO Neha Parih, and coincided with Google’s plans to cut costs company-wide.
