Google Maps Speed Trap
In a new effort to compete with traffic app waze which is owned by google google maps is adding new features to its update including the ability to see where officers are catching speeders.
Google maps speed trap. Last week google began adding several new features to its maps app to help you be more mindful of your speed. Google is rolling outthe ability to report speed traps crashes and slowdowns in real time to its maps ios app making the new feature available to about 1 billion existing users worldwide. The feature which has been one of the most popular on android devices has now expanded to ios in the latest app update according to google maps project manager sandra tseng. Tap on the speech bubble icon and you ll be taken to a section.
Android users are also able to report speed traps and speed cameras tap the plus sign at the bottom of the screen in the app to send a report to google maps note. Speed traps are designated with a small. While google maps has long helped drivers navigate to the fastest route or avoid tolls the latest update has a new feature to locate police speed traps. If you want to report a speed trap you ve seen here s how it s done.
Android users have been able to report crashes speed traps and traffic slowdowns right on the app since 2018. When using the google maps app to navigate you ll see on the maps speed traps. Google maps updated to alert drivers of speed traps by brad anderson october 21 2019 google maps has added a number of new tools that will allow users to report crashes speed traps and traffic. Start navigating to a location that passes by the speed trap.
This week google finally pushed an update to the google maps ios app that allows those users report road incidents like car accidents speed traps and other obstacles right from the ios app. With the speed limit feature drivers using google maps will be shown the post speed limit of the road they re driving on in the lower left side of the app.