AutoThis Waze feature could ease traffic, but only in part of the UKTransport for West Midlands has teamed up with the crowd-sourced navigation appWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoThis Waze feature could ease traffic, but only in part of the UKTransport for West Midlands has teamed up with the crowd-sourced navigation appWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Transport for West Midlands has teamed up with the crowd-sourced navigation app
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Now, UK road authorities are using the app to help improve traffic flow, and give drivers advanced warnings about construction work and road closures.
This is currently happening in the West Midlands, where Waze and its Waze for Cities program will facilitate two-way data sharing between theGoogle-owned phone application and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM).
Traffic Technology Todayreports how the partnership lets TfWM “analyse data across the whole of the highway network to reduce congestion, increase road safety, and speed up journey times…Working with Waze as part of this plan will improve communications to people moving around the region and make sure drivers receive real-time, trusted information about their journeys to inform their driving decisions.”
(Image credit: Waze)
(Image credit: Waze)
As well as data being fed fromWazeto TfWM, the partnership also allows for information to flow the other way. This will see Waze users alerted to road closures, construction work and other factors that might have an impact on their journey time, delivered via the Waze app.
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