Google's Waze will now alert drivers about roads prone to crashes

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:34

Waze on App Store displayed on a phone screen and map on Waze website displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 19, 2023. — Waze app displayed on a phone screen.
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Google announced a new AI feature for its community-driven navigation app to improve road safety.
The feature will provide alerts to drivers about crash-prone roads in advance so they can plan ahead.
Waze was formerly known as FreeMap Israel and acquired by Google for $1.3 billion in 2013.

Google rolled out a new AI feature on its community-driven navigation app Waze which will alert drivers about crash-prone roads in advance in an effort to improve road safety, it announced in a Tuesday blog post.