Waze Wants to Help You Avoid 'Difficult Intersections' This is not a brand new development but I only noticed it now. It started in the US and is supposed to be rolling out wider. Map editors will need to look at their areas to ensure junctions are correctly identified (like I'll be doing for Cape Town). But it does show how Waze still differentiates itself from Google Maps. Waze has a much stronger map editing community as well as driver reporting ability to alert other drivers of problems. A new feature (in 2016), available first in Los Angeles (because LA drivers "know the feeling"), bypasses complicated junctions—those with no traffic light, a constant flow of cars, or limited visibility. "Turning left or going straight becomes a stressful scenario that requires crossing multiple lanes of oncoming traffic," Waze said in a blog post. "The situation is significantly worse when traffic peaks at rush hour, making it tense and often very difficult to cross or turn." By default, the app will calculate the best itinerary for an efficient ETA with as few difficult intersections as possible. Unless, of course, the bypassing route is significantly longer, in which case you'll just have to suck it up and hope for a break in traffic. See http://ift.tt/2nriXwu
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