The traffic and last-minute problems such as accidents on the road can ruin the punctuality of the user when traveling by car. Data that can sometimes be known in advance thanks to the application Waze, in which drivers share this information for the common good and in real time Something that can now be taken advantage of with the Planned Drive function, with whichplan any journey in advance to avoid being late, no matter what.
This is a new feature of the application Waze in its version for iOS And it is only available on iPhone at the moment, with no known arrival date for Android The idea is that the user will never be late by knowing in advance all the details of the journey to a previously planned destination. This may have been entered manually by the user or, if preferred, automatically coming from calendar or social network account Facebook of the user.
The steps to use Planned Drive are simple. The first thing is to choose the destination, if you have not already done so Waze as we mentioned above.After that, you have to click on the icon of this function, represented by a clock Finally, it is enough to consult all the information related to said route that is presented in the new screen. Among these data, shown as easily understandable graphs, the recommended departure time A piece of information with which the driver ensures your arrival on time to said scheduled event or appointment.
The rest of the data is very interesting for the most organized drivers, since it crosses the hours with the up-to-date traffic data This allows you to plan the best departure time to arrive on time avoiding the usual traffic jams that can take place along the route. Information that is always being updated so that the user knows in advance the actual data that could be found on the scroll.
Waze is in charge of doing all the work, including remind the user of the trip Thus, when the date approaches, the application will notify the best time to leave home and ensure your punctuality at your destination. To do this, the application not only crosses the weather data and real traffic information, it also has a predictive algorithm responsible for predicting if there will be any traffic peak or traffic jam for the day and time in which the appointment or event will take place.
To ensure that the application collects data from the calendar or from Facebook, simply allow access via themenu Settings of the application. In addition, if the reminders are activated, the user will be able to receive notifications to know the best departure time before the time arrives.
The new feature Planned Drive is available for iOS a via the latest version of Waze at App Store. As always, it is completely free to download and use free.