Waze’s killer characteristic lastly coming to Google Maps

Means again in 2013, Google acquired the map startup Waze. Quick ahead simply 11 years and one in every of Waze’s stand-out options is lastly being rolled out to Google Maps.

As first observed by 9to5Google, customers are reporting that neighborhood experiences from Waze are beginning to roll out inside Google Maps as properly. The characteristic has long-earned Waze a particular fanbase that most popular this smaller startup instructions and maps app over merchandise from its a lot bigger rivals like Google and Apple.

Mainly, this Waze characteristic permits customers to share once they come throughout new or momentary incidents which have occurred, warning different customers of potential points that will come up of their related travels.

For instance, a Google Maps consumer has shared an alert it obtained from inside the Google Maps app that warned about “Police reported ahead.” The alert included a “From Waze drivers” addendum within the notification. The alert inside Google Maps asks “Are they still there?” and the consumer can faucet “Yes” or “No’ to share whether the police are still located where other Waze drivers reported seeing them.

Google has been extra carefully integrating Google Maps and Waze particular options in current months. As 9to5Google factors out, Google shared that Google Maps would make the most of Waze neighborhood experiences inside its app in a future replace.

“Google Maps will surface reports from our drivers with attribution to Waze directly in the app,” Waze introduced on its web site in July.

As of now, the replace seems to be within the midst of rolling out, so some Google Maps customers simply may not appear them simply but. However quickly, all Google Maps customers may have entry to a beloved characteristic that retains many Waze customers on Waze.