user generated maps and real-time traffic for free

May 18, 2009 gps navigation, phones, software

waze-gps
That’s the promise of Waze. A new service for smartphones (currently Android only) that is planning to do an Alpha launch this Tuesday.

Their goal is to let drivers to create, share and use real-time information (such as Traffic updates or road accidents) straight from their Smartphones. You can join the alpha here. We’ll have to see how it does here in the U.S. – apparently it did well an Israel.

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