A mere sprinkling of autonomous vehicles exist in a few dozen cities today. A smattering in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. A dusting in the greater Phoenix area and Pittsburgh. A few drops in Boston, Detroit, Gothenburg, Shenzhen and Singapore. And none of them—at least not yet—have been deployed as a true commercial enterprise. While […]
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Waze and Esri expand partnership so cities can interpret and apply real-time data
Waze has been sending its partner cities a fire hose of data for the past four years through its free Connected Citizens Program. And while that aggregated and anonymized data holds critical information about traffic patterns, road hazards, potholes, accidents and even road kill, the burden is on cities to make sense of it. Now, […]
View More Waze and Esri expand partnership so cities can interpret and apply real-time dataApple finally allows third-party traffic apps in CarPlay
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Apple’s driving app that connects your iPhone to your car’s infotainment system, CarPlay, has long frustrated users because it forces you to use Apple Maps.
For iPhone users who use Google Maps or Waze to navigate while driving, this was often a deal-breaker. One of Mashable’s own editors switched to Android just so she could use Waze for her Los Angeles commute in her new car. She’s not alone.
Google Maps on CarPlay is awesome. I use Android Auto for that reason alone.
— Todd Haselton (@robotodd) June 4, 2018
But at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose on Monday, the new iOS 12 included a small-but-monumental change for a lot of drivers: support for third-party navigation apps. Read more…
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View More Apple finally allows third-party traffic apps in CarPlayWaze signs data-sharing deal with AI-based traffic management startup Waycare
Waze has struck a data-sharing agreement with Waycare, an artificial intelligence-based traffic management startup, the two companies announced today. The deal will allow them to combine anonymized navigation information crowdsourced from the 100 million drivers who use Waze with Waycare’s proprietary traffic analytics. The collaboration is now active in Nevada, Florida, California and Nevada, with […]
View More Waze signs data-sharing deal with AI-based traffic management startup Waycare6 times navigation app Waze drove itself right into a scandal
When it first debuted in 2007, navigation app Waze had a simple mission: make commuting easier by developing a community of drivers who are able to inform each other about road conditions.
The idea is that, like Google Maps, Waze will give you direct…
Review: 2018 Lincoln Navigator
Michigan saw a historic amount of snowfall in 2018. And it’s not done. It’s snowing as I write this and it snowed nearly every day since I took delivery of this burgundy 2018 Lincoln Navigator. Excuse the dirty car shown in the photos. That’s life in the Midwest: half the year it’s impossible to keep […]
View More Review: 2018 Lincoln NavigatorWaze officially launches its ad program for small businesses
With the launch of Waze Local, Google-owned navigation app Waze is offering small businesses a way to market themselves to consumers on the road. Waze has allowed larger brands to buy ads for years, and it’s been beta testing Waze Local since 2016. “It’s been a gradual strategy,” said Matt Phillips, who leads the Waze […]
View More Waze officially launches its ad program for small businessesFamily networking app Life360 acqui-hires PathSense team to boost location-based services
Life360, the app for networking families together via mobile devices, has acquired the developer team behind PathSense, responsible for the creation of a location-based mobile application toolkit, to build out its location-based offerings. The San Francisco-based Life360 will see all of PathSense’s employees joining its staff, while the tech that PathSense developed will be licensed […]
View More Family networking app Life360 acqui-hires PathSense team to boost location-based servicesOtonomo and Waze founders join the TechCrunch Tel Aviv conference
The TechCrunch Tel Aviv conference is in June and we’re excited to announce our first speakers for the day-long event. Today, we’re delighted to announce that Uri Levine, co-founder of Waze, and Ben Volkow, CEO and co-founder of Otonomo will be speaking on our stage. TechCrunch Tel Aviv is focused on mobility and all that […]
View More Otonomo and Waze founders join the TechCrunch Tel Aviv conferenceWaze Carpool expands to the entire state of Washington
Google -owned Waze is growing the footprint of its Waze Carpool product with a market expansion today to cover all of Washington state. That means Carpool is now available in California, Texas, Isreal and Washington following today’s launch. Waze also recently revamped its Carpool experience, which now includes new options for choosing what rides to […]
View More Waze Carpool expands to the entire state of WashingtonWaze Carpool’s new app lets riders get more choosy about their drivers
Waze’s carpooling app for commuters is relaunching with a number of new features designed to make it easier and safer to use. The company says it will now allow people to choose their shared rides, instead of being matched blindly. That means riders will be able to pick drivers based on things like star ratings, mutual friends, whether they share the same workplace, and more. Custom… Read More
Ford adds Waze to its Sync 3 AppLink for iOS users
While some carmakers and others worry about Google’s domination in mapping and how that will play out in the auto industry, we are continuing to see announcements that point, if not to Google’s influence growing, its place in the market and how some may be testing the waters for more. Today, Ford announced that it is integrating the Waze traffic and navigation app into its Sync… Read More