New warning features added to Google's Waze app
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San Francisco: A new feature has been added to the Google-owned Waze app that warns users about hazardous roads nearby based on traffic statistics while attempting to limit the number of alerts they receive.
The Verge, citing sources, says that although nearby high-risk routes are highlighted in red on the map when using this new beta version of Waze, this may not always be the case for roads that the user frequently drives on.
Additionally, the feature only shows one pop-up alert about the hazardous roads around, maybe to prevent caution from being anxious.
Countries that have access to the beta release of the app, will get a pop-up that states -- "using reports from drivers and your route, you may see alerts for 'History of crashes' on some roads," said the report.
While the feature is still in beta, it is expected to be made available to the general public soon, the report added.
In June, the tech giant rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that will now show the air quality layer in the US on both Android and iOS users.
According to 9To5Google, this will show users what to expect, air-wise: whether it's smoggy, smoky, otherwise bad, or simply wonderful.
With inputs from IANS