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Apple Maps Adds Waze-Like Features in iOS 14.5 for Crowdsourcing Accidents, Speed Traps and Hazards

Dark_Omen said:
I still won't trust the speed trap indicator in the updated Maps app. It's not like it'll be 100% accurate, so a "speeding ticket" (even though the govt purposely makes the speed limit too low to make a profit) will still be a risk. Convince me otherwise.
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I’m not sure why you would think this is any different than Waze or Google?

For those that commute (I don’t anymore, but when I did, I used Waze exclusively), there are typically spots along this daily drive back in forth where police wait to catch speeders.

Of course, not every day and not always in the same spot.

I happen to be one of those people that likes to drive faster than the speed limit because the roads and traffic here allow for it to be done safely. I relied on Waze to warn me when I needed to slow down and it rarely failed.

Not everyone lives in high traffic areas where speeders are dangerous and can typically be seen passing on the right, driving too close to other cars or weaving from lane to lane. Probably the reason we have 75 mph speed limit in locations here.

And as others have mentioned here, I think it is a nice reminder to actually slow down altogether.

Being one of the lucky ones that have this, the interface is very easy to use in either CarPlay or on the phone.

I’m going to use it in phone mode over the next week or so and take videos of the interface to share on the Maps thread pinned in the ios14 forum if anyone is interested.
 
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gmanist1000 said:
That’s how I use Waze too, and until Apple Maps does this, I will continue to use Waze.
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The "reporting" feature only works while routing. There is no confirmation that I have seen yet that says you will or will not see the reported items on the map when not on an active route.
 
Dark_Omen said:
No, the idea is to raise money from speeding tickets. Today's speed limits were made for cars in the 90's... You know, ones that don't have 10 speeds, 20" tires, computerized technology combined with the parts, and don't average 150-300 horsepower for a daily driver.
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More goes into it than that the time saved from 70-80mph is negligible. Even with that logic we still share the roads with cars from the 90s/semis and the roadways primary purpose military vehicles that have a 55mph limiter. I even have a model T I have taken out on the interstate. As I am nearing 30 I’ve found my reaction times are not nearly as good when I first started out driving as well I can’t imagine what it feels like to be driving in my 60s. I love going to the track on weekends and pushing the limits of my car in a safe environment but you’ll never find me speeding over 5+ on public roads.
 
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drewyboy said:
All I want to say is if you’re applauding Apples move here, you have nothing to stand on if you complain about Amazon making clone products and putting small businesses out of business.

Sure Waze isn’t small and all, but it’s the use of their dominant position and financial means to snuff out small companies. Amazon or Apple, be careful what you wish for.
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Normally I wouldn’t support this but Waze is Google not some little guy. It’s nearly impossible for a little guy to enter the map game at this point so we have to go with the least evil.
 
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Stephen.R said:
I found this amazing life hack so you can’t ever get a speeding ticket, no matter how sneaky the cop is.

what you do is, when driving... you don’t exceed the posted speed limit.




If people literally just slow down where they think/know there is a cop and speed up the rest of the way that kind of defeats the purpose.



im curious what logic you’re using to think that speed limits set in the 90s would no longer be applicable due to any of that.
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Police typically sit in high risk or accident prone areas so if people slow down in those areas there should be less accidents. Going 10+ over in a straight away while still illegal is fairly safe if the driver properly maintained their car and has good tires.
 
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Google’s reporting feature is more robust but, again, super happy to see this in Apple Maps.

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On my recent drive through downtown Denver, I noticed Apple Maps alerted me to two Stoplight Cameras with both visual and audio alerts. So I imagine these new updates will get both audio and visual alerts as well.
 
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drewyboy said:
All I want to say is if you’re applauding Apples move here, you have nothing to stand on if you complain about Amazon making clone products and putting small businesses out of business.

Sure Waze isn’t small and all, but it’s the use of their dominant position and financial means to snuff out small companies. Amazon or Apple, be careful what you wish for.
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That was a valid argument when it was a small Israeli company trying to crowdsource information to create a better navigation experience, now that Google owns Waze it is just another tool for Google to know even more about you.
 
Eorlas said:
waze is a much more superior app in terms of interface and functionality. this is a nice move on apple's part, but thank goodness we can choose alternate, more robust applications for these purposes.
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Right and when I’m at a stop light it tells me I have a coupon for jack in the box buy 2 for $5, but I am already late. What to do?
 
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