The GPS navigation application Waze will undergo changes in Brazil. Updates promise to be able to bring more security and comfort to users.
In short, more information will be provided for travelers. Thus, it will be easier to make assertive decisions on a trip. In addition, the novelty will avoid a series of inconveniences.
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The changes should hit the app's pre-travel experience. The section will be redesigned to provide a better Waze user experience.
The options will undergo changes and will end up “providing drivers with information behind the alternatives of routes in the app, including traffic conditions and real-time reports," Waze said in a statement. official.
Impediments and tolls will appear in the app
In this way, drivers will have access to some data that until then was not revealed. Congested stretches, impediments and the existence of new tolls will be explanations, for example.
When the app suggests a completely different or longer route, the user will know why. The data provided will therefore be "pointing out 'the why' of the app's route recommendations".
Above any reason, the freedom of the driver becomes a reality in this circumstance. He will have subsidies to decide whether to accept the app's suggestion of routes or whether to face the difficulties pointed out ahead.
Waze claims that the novelty will help in the proper use of GPS resources. In addition, the attitude provides more transparency to the consumer and generates confidence in the product.
When the news arrives
The modifications have already started to be implemented and should reach users by the end of 2021. Updated versions of the application will be rolled out gradually.
This means that possible bugs that have gone through the lengthy validation process can be identified. The distribution period also ends up being a practical testing phase with the final public.
The Waze application is one of the most famous in GPS, competing directly with Google Maps. The company is present in 185 countries around the world. Currently, 130 million users remain active monthly.
To access Waze, simply download it from the App Store or Play Store.
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