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They look like rivals, and they actually are, but the truth is Google Maps faces home competition with Waze. Although the latter started independently, it was acquired by
They look like rivals, and they actually are, but the truth is Google Maps faces home competition with Waze. Although the latter started independently, it was acquired by Google a decade ago for not much money (about a billion dollars).
The good thing is that Waze continues its development roadmap and offers exclusive features. And that’s exactly what we’re going to tell you here, Best Waze features not available in Google Maps Or at least they’re not that strong.
Beyond the fact that Waze, like Google Maps, standardly selects time-optimal routes, avoiding traffic congestion and other elements such as work, we also see: three settings we need to enable. These prevent us from passing through places that are recommended to be avoided depending on the situation.
They are basically avoiding highways, unpaved roads and difficult intersections. I personally wouldn’t recommend having these enabled all the time and at the same time, but in some cases.
Maybe it’s better to stay away when we know the roads will be congested (for example, at the beginning of the holiday season). It is generally more advisable to avoid unpaved roads, and even more so if the reliability of the car on these roads is not very good; Just as it is recommended to avoid difficult intersections if we are driving a vehicle we are not used to or if they bother us. stress.
Google Maps is an excellent mapping application and offers different layers, including navigation like GPS. However, while I know this largely depends on personal taste, it seems Waze is much more geared towards use in the car. I insist on Google Maps too, but it is also more distracting.
We always find it on Waze emphasized the route to be followed above all elseSomething that greatly helps us avoid mistakes when exiting a roundabout or driving in the proper lane on the motorway. It also offers small incentives that, although decorative, feel good (for example, being able to change the icon of our car).
Another element that adds a lot to driving is knowing the maximum speed allowed on each road. Google Maps is offering this in more and more places and of course around major cities, but Waze gets much better on lesser-trodden paths because your knowledge on this subject is global.
You can also: configure alerts if we exceed speed. Yes, this is something we have to monitor in the car anyway, but it wouldn’t hurt to have an audible warning if our foot gets too stuck on the accelerator pedal.
Waze often reports traffic congestion sooner. Google Maps does this too, but often it even finds situations where we’re already stuck in a traffic jam just a few minutes before we get there.
Waze warns before starting the route, always give priority to the fastest taking into account, first of all, cuts caused by works, accidents and other circumstances. Although it’s not perfect, I can confirm from personal experience that it gives very few late warnings regarding Google Maps.
In the absence of studies to prove this, it’s clear that both apps are used by millions of people every day on car journeys. But, Waze promotes social networking much more than Google Maps. Not for chatting or sending photos as in other networks, but with a focus on driving assistance.
That’s it Waze offers many more options to report different obstacles in real timeSo the app can constantly update its data and this, as I mentioned before, helps other drivers who want to start a route and go for the fastest route. Google Maps also offers this, but not with such fast, simple and complete access.
After all, everything comes together in Waze and we take this away from the previous point. We can receive alerts from fixed speed cameras on Google Maps and also from Waze. The difference is precisely that the Waze community also mobile radars or other police controls Things that go unnoticed on Google Maps.
Another aspect that is a bit personal is the big difference between Google Maps and Waze. The second offers the following possibility: switch between different audio types and even record instructions ourselves. Even laughing can be fun if we sing along.
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