Crowdsourced traffic is available for more Google Maps users
Waze and Google Maps are both Google-owned navigation apps. Now, they share even more features, especially those concerning traffic.
Starting Thursday, iPhone and other Google Maps users on iOS devices will join Android phones users with traffic reporting built into the app. Back in January, Android users could start to report traffic jams just like on the Waze app. Now, Apple users can join in on reporting crashes, speed traps, and traffic slowdowns.
On the Google Maps app, you'll soon notice the plus sign (+) button on the righthand side underneath the volume, magnifying glass, and other icons. Click that bottom button to "add a report." From there, all the reporting options will come up.
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All Google Maps app users, regardless of device type, will be able to add four more types of traffic issues starting this week: construction, lane closures, disabled vehicles, and objects on the road (like debris, a mattress, or other trash).
Let the traffic reporting begin!
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Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
