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Real-Time Commuter Apps

Waze Shares GPS, Map and Traffic Data With Multiple Users

— April 20, 2015 — Autos
Waze is a mobile commuter app that connects users with helpful maps and traffic updates in real time. In addition to helping users get from point a to point b, this commuter app also monitors traffic and changing road conditions. The platform will update users on the best routes in their surrounding area and will help them to avoid traffic accidents, hazards or road-side run-ins with the police.

The Waze mobile platform also shares your ETA with friends who are waiting for you and lets you view their exact location simultaneously. This app boasts multiple features that are designed to make one's trip quicker and more efficient. The platform helps users to avoid road closures and traffic hazards and to share alters and recommendations with others in real time.
Trend Themes
1. Real-time Traffic Updates - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a mobile app that provides real-time traffic updates to help commuters navigate efficiently and avoid traffic congestion.
2. Social Commuting - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform that allows commuters to connect and share their travel plans in real time, enabling carpooling and reducing traffic congestion.
3. Collaborative Mapping - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a mapping app that allows users to update and share road conditions and hazards in real time, enhancing overall navigation and safety.
Industry Implications
1. Transportation - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate advanced GPS technology into vehicles to provide real-time traffic updates and optimized routing options for commuters.
2. Social Networking - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a social networking platform specifically designed for commuters to connect, share information, and organize carpooling.
3. Navigation Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a new generation of navigation devices that use crowd-sourced data to provide real-time updates on road conditions, accidents, and detours.
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