Waze is a community-driven GPS and navigational app that guides you through the shortest route possible while driving. It runs on a smartphone and can help you find directions and avoid traffic jams. The Waze app is available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Windows Mobile platforms. It provides real-time directions that are adjusted on-the-fly to account for various types of potential obstacles. There are plenty of GPS-driven apps and software to choose from, including options that may have come pre-installed in your car’s dashboard interface or on your mobile device like Google Maps and MapQuest. Most do a respectable job when it comes to step-by-step navigation, and some even account for congestion and other factors that could affect your overall drive time. Waze handles things a bit differently, though, relying on the power of the people to steer you down the right roads. With over 100 million users sharing noteworthy information about what they encounter along the way, Waze stays constantly updated about anything that could slow your progress. Input from your fellow drivers, known as Wazers, lets the app alert you to important items such as construction, police activity, accidents and even minor things to look out for like potholes and disabled cars on the shoulder.
Waze has had numerous problems in the past, but one specifically from a lady named Lynn Walford. One day Lynn was driving like normal and saw someone in danger on the side of the road. her immediate instinct was to call the police department with the hands free option in her car. Waze when downloaded collects all of the information in your phone in regards to numbers. The issue came when she tried to call the police department and her phone froze up on her. She was then unable to call the police and had to rely on someone else to do what she should have easily ben able to do.
Another problem with Waze is how it shows you everything on the road. for example there is an option on the app where you can report police sitings which is good and bad at the same time. A lot of drivers that use the app use it so they know where law enforcement is so they can speed and not worry about the police.
Overall looking pas they few bad things that have happened ways is a great app that can help you get to point A to point B with no issues by avoiding things as simple ass potholes or traffic jams in the road. It is a revolutionary app that has changed the way people drive mostly for the better.
Citations:
Walford, L. (2017, July 10). Why Waze is dangerous and why people will still use it anyway. Retrieved from https://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2016/02/why-waze-is-dangerous-and-why-people-will-still-use-it-anyway/
How does Waze work? – Waze Help. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://support.google.com/waze/answer/6078702?hl=e