The article entitled “What is Waze and how does it work?” by Scott Orgera (2018) states that “Waze is a navigation application” you can conveniently use on your mobile phone. The article also stated that Waze is an application that allows you to “find directions and avoid traffic jams”. Waze is configured by tracking real-life data from “fellow drivers” which everyone will have to play his or her part by keying vital details in the application. Vital details like “construction, police activity, accidents and even minor things to look out for like potholes and disabled cars on the shoulder” can easily lengthen the travel time for an individual. With these, Drivers that are considering on the particular route to take can see the traffic situation before determining if they should follow through with the route or otherwise. There are many different navigation applications out in the market and a very often used one will also be Google Maps.
The biggest difference is that “Waze functions like a crowdsourced social network” while “Google Maps is leaning towards “more of a standard navigation application”. In a community where we live in and that everyone is always so willingly able to extend a helping hand, by inputting these data, it has definitely benefited the society as a whole. I would personally prefer going with Waze. It functions exactly like a normal navigation application moreover it gives information on the route to which allows me to decide if the route I chose was a good one.
References:
Scott, O., (2018) “What is Waze and How does it work?” https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-waze-4153570
Kailla, C., (2018) “Waze vs. Google Maps” https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/waze-vs-google-maps/
Scott, O., (2018) “What is Waze and How does it work?” https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-waze-4153570
Kailla, C., (2018) “Waze vs. Google Maps” https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/waze-vs-google-maps/
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