Waze just got another cool new feature that Google Maps needs to steal

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  • Waze just got a new safety feature that will work globally on both Android and iPhone.
  • Waze maps will now display railroad crossing warnings, prompting drivers to be extra careful when approaching them.
  • Waze has been working with data from official railroad operators in several countries, including the US and Canada. Waze volunteers updated maps in other countries in territories with crossing information.

Google Maps might be Google's most popular navigation app, but it's not the only one. Google also owns Waze, an app that many drivers prefer over Google Maps thanks to a feature that makes it more useful.

Waze deploys crowdsourced information about the traffic ahead that can be incredibly useful to those people who commute a lot or drive for a living. Google Maps has been getting some of these features as well last year, but it's still Waze that has the edge over Google Maps. And Google just updated Waze with another cool feature that should improve the safety of drivers. We're looking at a new alert for railroad crossings.

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