Earlier this week we heard reports that Google Maps was starting to warn drivers about incidents reported by Waze users — launching a new level of synergy between the two Google-owned navigation apps. This isn’t surprising, but it is another example of how much the line has blurred between the two navigation apps in the 11 years since Google took over Waze.
There is still a very clear difference between the two services, and the way they navigate, but there are times where it feels as though an eventual merging of Google Maps and Waze is inevitable. At the very least the two services could easily end up so close that there’s little to no functional difference between them.
