If you believe that Google Maps sending you on a five-minute detour for no reason is annoying, you'd better be happy because it can get a lot worse. A 16-member police team somehow decided to rely on ...

Many people believed Google Maps was losing its navigation focus, with features like immersive view pushing the app closer to a concept exclusively aimed at world exploration. Follow us: The update ...

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There used to be a feature in Google Maps that allowed you to report speed traps but that has now been removed. In its place is a new, wider-reaching police alert which can be used by motorists to ...

Drivers in Illinois will start seeing alerts from the State Police on their navigation apps. Notifications will warn drivers about crashes, traffic stops, and other conditions that could potentially ...

Google Maps and Waze both have features that allow users to report police activity along their route, and in a bid to use that for safety, the Illinois State Police has partnered with Google to show ...

Google Maps is changing the “Speed trap” option in its incident reports. “Speed trap” is being replaced by “Police.” One of the best features Google Maps offers is incident reporting. Users have the ...