Waze can now predict your future, sort of

Popular social navigation app Waze is now in the business of predicting the future.

Waze crowdsources information about traffic conditions for the benefit of its users, who can log in at any time to find the best routes to their destinations.

But Waze also stores this information, so that it can get an idea of how traffic patterns change over time. Using this knowledge, the app can then predict when you should leave to get to your destination on time.

This is the idea behind Planned Drives, which Waze launched just this Wednesday, March 16.

According to the company's press release:

"To use, open Waze and simply enter a destination (Menu>Enter address in search bar). On the Waze ETA panel, click the Waze Planned Drives icon (bottom left). The Waze Planned Drives screen opens and illustrates peak traffic hours along your future route, taking into account expected traffic conditions based on smart algorithms, aggregated traffic history and predictive analysis."

Initially available for iOS, the feature is expected to roll out on Android devices as well soon.

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