Audio instructions have long been a key feature of navigation apps for a simple reason: drivers don't have to take their eyes off the road to follow a suggested route, as the app speaks the essential ...

Discover how Waze, a community-driven navigation app owned by Alphabet, uses real-time user data to optimize routes, avoid traffic, and highlight local amenities.

Without hesitation, one of the first things I do every time I get in my car is open Waze on my phone and on Apple CarPlay. The Google-owned navigation app has made all my road trips much easier, ...

The battle in the navigation space is indeed fiercer than it was 10 years ago, but Google Maps and Waze continue to dominate this market. In addition to many other benefits offered to mobile users, ...

The dawn of the smartphone age had us cheering for GPS chips and easy, on-the-go navigation. No longer were we beholden to sites like MapQuest (which still exists as a mobile app, by the way) and ...

Big companies often acquire smaller companies, a practice known as mergers and acquisitions. Many small companies have developed useful apps for Apple, which Apple has then acquired and integrated ...

AAA auto club is touting a new emergency feature it is offering through the Waze and Google Maps navigation apps that, if you have car trouble, will alert other app users. More than another reason to ...

OHIO, USA — Snowplow trucks operated by the Ohio Department of Transportation are now visible on the Waze navigation app when they are actively treating roads for snow and ice. ODOT announced the ...

Jeff Foulk spent years working on Argo Navigation, a GPS app for boats. After a TikTok video, it became one of the App Store’s most popular products. By Claire Fahy Public safety officials warned that ...

A new feature on the popular Waze navigation app hopes to reduce the number of car crashes by warning drivers about roads where more accidents happen. According to the U.S Centers for Disease Control ...

If you're a regular user of your smartphone for navigation, you might soon find that you're not receiving the latest features via free software updates as usual. Waze, the popular navigation app owned ...