Google Maps adds Waze traffic

 

Google Maps users can now get help avoiding traffic jams and mishaps courtesy of Waze.

The iOS and Android versions of Google Maps now incorporate real-time traffic reports from Waze users.

Waze, which Google bought in June specifically to improve its mapping service, taps into crowdsourcing to compile traffic updates reported by its users.

"This means when Wazers report accidents, construction, road closures, and more on Waze, the updates will also appear on the Google Maps app for Android and iOS in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Switzerland, UK, and the US,"