The new Google Maps and Waze updates should make finding parking and dodging traffic a whole lot easier

Date:
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:00:09 +0000

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Google Maps has a new tool for finding parking, and Waze's improved alerts could help you dodge traffic.

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Google Maps and Waze are getting a host of essential updates for drivers, including new tools to help you find parking and notifications for new kinds of traffic enforcement.

The best upgrade for drivers by far is coming to Google Maps , as itll now offer more useful directions to your destination by telling you where you can park. This will include lighting up the location on your map, highlighting where the entrance to its parking lot is, and showing you nearby parking lots that you can easily navigate to. (Image credit: Google)

This would have been so helpful on my recent vacation, as navigating some of the towns and cities I visited was a nightmare. Instead of the stress of desperately searching for parking while dodging traffic restrictions and road hazards, I could have simply followed Google Maps. So Ill be looking out for this as it rolls out to Android and iOS , cars with Google Built-in, Android Auto , and Apple CarPlay in the coming weeks.

The other improvement to Maps is its community incident reporting feature.
The feature is still there, but thanks to the larger reporting icons, itll
now be easier to report construction work, lane closures, and other obstructions and this is rolling out globally right now. Go your own Waze

If you instead rely on Waze, Googles other maps service isnt missing out on upgrades.

On the community reporting side of things, Waze is adding alerts for new
speed and traffic enforcement camera types such as those that detect if
youre wearing a seatbelt, speeding, running a red light, or using a lane you shouldnt be which are added by community members using of real world road information and publicly available data from local authorities. (Image
credit: Google)

Additionally, youll see the option to share real-time traffic information
with friends in Waze based on events that are happening. For example, if a concert or sporting event is happening near a location youve saved or
recently traveled to, Waze will not only notify you how traffic is being impacted and if there are road closures, but it will also let you share these details with your friends and family to help with their journey. Both this
and the above Waze feature are rolling out to Android and iOS globally now.

Lastly, Waze will bring lock-screen navigation including turn-by-turn directions and real-time traffic updates to Android later this month. The same feature is coming to iOS, though were only told its dropping in the Fall (so September, October, or November). You might also like Apple Maps just launched on the web here's what you need to know Google Maps just added a
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