Google and Waze dominate the navigation space on Android, Android Auto, iPhone, and CarPlay. Both are owned by Google and despite Apple devices coming with a pre-loaded in-house alternative, many ...

Last year, Google finally decided to open up Android Auto to more third-party apps, including navigation solutions, therefore allowing other companies to offer alternatives to its very own solutions, ...

Whether you're using them for a road trip or your daily commute to work, Google Maps and Waze make avoiding traffic a lot easier. Both apps got even better on Wednesday thanks to five new features, ...

The dawn of the smartphone age had us cheering for GPS chips and easy, on-the-go navigation. No longer were we beholden to sites like MapQuest (which still exists as a mobile app, by the way) and ...

It’s always been a wonder why Google has two fantastic navigation apps under one umbrella. What does Google get from people going to Waze? Shouldn’t they all just be at Google Maps? New features to ...

Google Maps is no longer the only free navigation app people trust every day. A growing group of users now swear by alternatives that offer richer traffic data, stronger offline support, or tighter ...

Waze and Google Maps are two of the most popular navigation apps for getting from points A to B. Both apps are owned by Google, but they have unique features and abilities that set them apart.

More than 140 million people use the Waze app, the Google-owned GPS navigation tool for drivers, in order to avoid traffic and find the most stress-free ways to get around. Now, with a new partnership ...

What's the best map app to navigate Houston's daily onslaught of traffic? For the Houstonians who shared their thoughts with the Chronicle, the No. 1 choice for help when commuting is Google-owned ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--waze, Inc., the first free provider of driver-generated maps and real-time road information, today announced the availability of its mobile application in the ...

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