Google Maps and Waze are making good on updates that were promised back in July. The services, both owned by Alphabet, are offering more information to drivers about traffic cameras, car crashes and speed traps that users on both apps can report or respond to.

Way back in 2013, Google acquired the map startup Waze. Fast forward just 11 years and one of Waze's stand-out features is finally being rolled out to Google Maps.

Conversely, Waze, which focuses on detailed traffic conditions and has 151 million users as of late 2022, gains greater visibility through Google Maps’ broader reach. For users, this collaboration is already evident.

Google has started integrating Waze’s crowdsourced incident reports into Google Maps, starting with police alerts.

First previewed in July, the feature displays roadblocks reported by Waze drivers in the Google Maps app. You can dismiss them or add details based on your own journey.

Google Maps now shows reports from Waze on Android Auto, a feature that also just launched in the mobile app too.

Waze incident alerts, like police presence warnings, are showing up on Google Maps, with a clear note that they came from Waze users. Users can confirm or dismiss these alerts, which pop up briefly to keep the map clean. The feature is still rolling out slowly, with only a few users noticing it, and its regional availability is unclear.

Google Maps is now starting to show Waze incident reports while you navigate and includes the ability to contribute by confirming road conditions in the app via prompts. Google announced in July that both apps would cross-pollinate more data,

In late July, Google said it would bring a bunch of changes to the Maps app, including improved incident reporting. Google also said it would make it easier to log incident reports with assistance " from the Maps and Waze communities .