Location check-in app Swarm will be its main focus beyond 2024, with the original app sunsetting in December.
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Apple has launched a public beta of Apple Maps on the web, making it accessible to anyone using a modern web browser. The web version offers features like driving and walking directions.
The Overture Maps Foundation, a collaboration between Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and TomTom, has released the general availability of its global open map datasets. Developers can access it for free.
Researchers have developed new end-to-end machine learning software called DeepMapper. It could remove the need for manual updates to OpenStreetMap by leveraging machine learning technologies.
In an email sent to staff, Waze CEO Noam Bardin announced that the firm is laying off five percent of its workforce. This includes people from sales, marketing, and partnerships departments.
Waze has released a new update that allows you to bring your planned trips on desktop to your mobile device in a single tap, plus more new features that improve your trip planning experience.
Waze announced today a new feature for its navigation app that will display an alert when you are approaching a railroad crossing while driving. It's available on Android and iOS devices.
Google has launched support for Assistant on Waze for Android devices to let users get traffic reports, for example, using their voice. The feature is available in the U.S. only for now.
Starting today, Google Maps will provide real-time information about the availability of charging stations for electric vehicles in the U.S. and UK six months after announcing the feature.
Google Maps for Android now allows users to add hashtags to the places or business locations they have visited as part of their review. There's no word on when it will come to iOS and the web version.
Waze is rolling out a built-in audio player to its global beta community starting today, allowing users to listen to their favorite music or podcast from various streaming service providers.
While Apple's mapping app has been on a cold developmental pace since its launch in 2012, a new patent indicates the company may be planning to add smart features to Apple Maps for improved accuracy.
