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garysai t1_j5jaw69 wrote

Reply to comment by Icewear_Daddy in Google to merge mapping service Waze with maps products teams | CNN Business by sovamind

This. I pull a camper at times and wish they'd put in some bridge height info and also let you tell it to use trucker routes vs taking you through the middle of towns.

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Webs101 t1_j5jpglo wrote

The problem is that to warn trucks of height restrictions, an app needs to be 100% accurate from the start. Getting 80% of the way there is a disaster. So Waze almost certainly won’t support trucking in the future.

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garysai t1_j5jt0h4 wrote

Data's already there. There're separate truck apps that do this. I've got a paper Rand McNally atlas that has bridge height s. Google just needs to add the data, preferably to Waze for me, and add the usual use at your risk provisos in the user agreement.

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Webs101 t1_j5jy4j9 wrote

Google would need to buy that data.

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garysai t1_j5jyr4y wrote

Or possibly get it from state DOT databases. But, ok.

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KennanFan t1_j5m3s9o wrote

Google probably already has it, too. I'd be shocked if they didn't. It's just a matter of implementing it.

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sovamind OP t1_j5nb2mi wrote

Also Waze allows you to set your vehicle "type" now so they clearly were getting ready to do this...

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garysai t1_j5o39u9 wrote

Yeah, they've had that option for some time. I keep mine set as a truck trying to encourage them to do more for big vehicles.

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