Waze
Ever sit there in your car on the way to work and wonder what the road ahead may bring? Overhead highway signs will usually give you a time, but not necessarily what is ahead. What if fellow drivers could tell you what is going on?
Well, that is exactly what Waze offers to do. It is a social mobile application that provides turn-by-turn navigation based off of live conditions on the road. When you enter in your destination, it uses data from other Waze users to provide you the quickest and most hassle-free route.
Right now the mobile application is available for a few type of phones, such as the iPhone (what I have) and the Android. You leave the iPhone application on while you drive and it provides turn-by-turn directions based on experiences of other users while at the same time providing feedback on your own driving experience of speed and if you want you can communicate speed traps/accidents/construction that will be recorded and provided to other users.
Waze is relatively new and in most metro areas, like mine of Milwaukee, there is not a lot of data. However, as more and more of us use the application on our way to and from work and other places, it will start to learn more about traffic patterns and that coupled with real-time data offer what all of us want in our commute. A personalized commute free of hassles.
