Plus, it includes real-time notices of accidents, hazards, and speed traps. Waze’s user sourced traffic information will tell you exactly how fast traffic is moving on a particular street, no matter whether its faster or slower than the posted speed limit. It’s also light on specifics and realistic alternate routes. Really real-time traffic information: Google has had real-time traffic information for awhile, but it’s not always the most accurate at judging how long a delay might be.So what exactly is Google getting out of this deal? Here’s some of the features Google Maps may adopt, courtesy of Waze: Google’s Map Maker lets users make adjustments, but it’s not as granular. OpenStreetMap recently upgraded its community mapping tool, making it easy for anyone to edit a map. Plus, there are the open-source maps, namely OpenStreetMap, which is already powering several apps, including Foursquare. The announcement yesterday at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference that Apple Maps will be integrated into vehicles starting in 2014 is poised to be a huge blow to Google.
First, there’s Apple Maps, which was a laughable alternative when it first launched, but is quickly adjusting to its growing pains. While Google is still pretty much the king of maps, it’s getting some hefty competition from all sides.
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