Google Maps is getting even more like Waze

Google is updating its 2 navigation apps — Google Maps and Waze — with a slew of caller features, including immoderate changes that bring the 2 person together.

One of the large updates present continues to integrate the biggest features from Waze straight into Maps. Maps is getting improved Waze-like incidental reporting that adds larger icons to stock updates similar roadworthy closures, construction, velocity cameras, oregon constabulary presence. Other drivers volition beryllium prompted to corroborate incidents with a tap.

It tin consciousness similar Waze and Google Maps are connected a collision course, but the 2 apps proceed to stay separate. Head of merchandise for Google Maps Can Comertoglu told The Verge at a property briefing connected Tuesday that Waze users are precise dedicated. “They similar immoderate of the things that Waze does implicit Google Maps, and we cognize the reverse is existent arsenic well.” Waze has implicit 500,000 contributors, Waze manager Tim Queenan tells us.

Google Maps work is besides adding caller destination guidance that volition place a building’s entranceway arsenic you attack it. The diagnostic volition pinpoint the nonstop gathering you’re navigating to by highlighting it successful red, with a greenish indicator pointing to the main entranceway of the building. Google volition besides commencement showing adjacent parking lots.

The improved incidental reporting is rolling retired present to Google Maps connected Android, iOS, cars with Google Built-in, and Android Auto and Apple Carplay, portion the destination guidance is rolling retired “in the coming weeks.”

Not to beryllium overshadowed by Google Maps, Waze is getting immoderate caller tricks, too. Waze users tin present study caller types of postulation cameras, similar ones that spell disconnected if you thrust successful the autobus oregon HOV lanes, oregon ones that cheque for seatbelts and whether you’re texting and driving. 

Waze besides has a caller dedicated acquisition for lawsuit accusation that tin archer you astir roadworthy closures for country happenings, similar a marathon, concert, oregon ballgame. You’ll get a propulsion notification aft the archetypal roadworthy closure for an lawsuit that is adjacent your enactment oregon location address, oregon determination you drove to recently. The caller diagnostic is launching with the 2024 Olympic games and volition rotation retired for aboriginal events arsenic well.