WE’RE APPY AND WE KNOW IT

We’ve seen many an app or handheld navigation device come along that purports to spell the end of the in-car sat-nav as we know it, but Waze really could be the tool. The beauty of Waze – beyond the fact that it’s free – is in how it constantly learns and adapts to a route you’re on, and is reliable in doing so.

We’ve all heard of a ‘sat-nav route’, the type that sends you up a oneway street the wrong way or over the edge of a cliff, but Waze is sensible in its routing, trustworthy in how it adapts and has a user interface that gives the impression it’s live and learning. For example, it’s eerily good at knowing the M3 is moving at only 37mph in the morning commute in exactly 900 yards time, and thus the traffic slows to 37mph 900 yards later.

I can’t recall the last time I plugged in a route into the typically £1000-plus OEM sat-navs. If only Waze didn’t erase half my phone’s battery by the time I’ve reached my destination…