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[Jouni Helminen <jouni.helminen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> Waze on Android on the otherhand has has a makeover and is looking
> fantastic. It knew where I was right away with no delay whatsoever, plotted
> the route in a flash and all the things I need to be paying attention to
> such as speed cameras are nicely highlighted on screen. It now even tells
> you how long a traffic jam is and how far through it you are. It handles
> getting disconnected from the internet seamlessly and all you have to worry
> about is the driving.
>
> I would be intrigued to know how this free app is funded. I'm a firm
> believer though that anything that can be done, can be done better open
> source. This certainly sets the bar. Does anyone know if there are any
> outstanding gps issues either with touch or with unav itself right now?
>

Waze was bought by Google for $1.3 billion. They crowdsource the traffic
data, and it works quite well because they have so many users.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waze