Tom Warne Report, 27 May 2014
Florida transportation officials recently shook hands with Waze, the Google-owned Smartphone application used for navigation and outsmarting traffic problems. The partnership marks a significant merge between the app and government authorities interested in providing faster commutes and transportation services.
Waze provides drivers real-time service to avoid congestion and provide numerous different detour routes, thereby reducing overall traffic problems in the area. The Google navigation app provides options and alternatives to reach destinations more quickly using feedback and data provided by drivers and traffic conditions. The data is uniformly collected regarding road pileups, hazards, and construction to redefine directions en route.
Waze and FDOT will exchange their licensing power to provide sufficient data to each other to improve travel. The informational data includes weather emergencies, closures and openings of bridges, traffic incidents, road closures, congestion, accidents, and alternative segment travel times.