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Google Maps now includes incident reports from Waze.
Google Maps now includes incident reports from Waze.

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Google Maps now includes incident reports from Waze.

Google Maps has started integrating Waze incident reports into its navigation features, allowing users to confirm road conditions through prompts in the app. Back in July, Google announced plans to share more data between the two apps, including Waze-sourced updates on road closures, construction, speed cameras, and police presence.

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Over the holiday weekend, a Reddit user shared a screenshot of a Google Maps prompt alerting them to a “Police reported ahead,” based on Waze driver reports. Users can interact with these incident alerts by confirming or updating the information.

an active google maps navigation screen with the car driving on route 11 S and a yes or no prompt is on the bottom that says police reported ahead, are they still there?

This marks the first public sighting of the feature, but more sightings are expected as the rollout continues. Despite combining the teams behind Maps and Waze, Google Group Project Manager Can Comertoglu assured that the apps would remain separate, as both have unique features preferred by their respective user bases, including Waze’s 500,000-plus contributors.

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