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Waze tips on beating the holiday traffic

Christmas is coming, and with it, the unavoidable traffic jams. Well, we recently met with Waze to help see how we can avoid getting stuck in traffic as the ’ber months start rolling in. And what we…

Tracking Trouble

The community-based road navigation app, Waze, is trying to help motorists avoid traffic slow down due to accidents, as well as flooding.…

Waze lists the top 10 flood-prone Metro Manila cities

NAVIGATION app Waze and data consultancy firm Thinking Machines have listed the 10 cities in Metro Manila which would likely get flooded the most this rainy season, as well as those in which the most accidents have…

Finding Waze around the number coding scheme

WAZE has announced the official launch of a navigation feature that considers Metro Manila’s Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program, or the number coding scheme. The navigation app has recently asked users to input their vehicle’s plate number.…

Waze navigation now works with CarPlay

Waze has now become officially available as a navigation option with Apple’s in-car platform.…

MMDA cams catch ‘distracted’ drivers

Street cameras used under the no-contact apprehension system of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) caught the first violators of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act. From 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, a total of 77 erring…

Fines await motorists using gadgets while driving starting May 18

Motorists who will be apprehend for using electronic gadgets on the road while driving will be slapped with penalties starting on Thursday, May 18, as authorities implement the Anti-Distracted Driving Act or Republic Act 10913. The law…

What you should know about the Anti-Distracted Driving Law

Republic Act No. 10913 or the Anti-Distracted Driving Law, which takes effect on May 18, defines distracted driving as the driver’s use of mobile communication, electronic entertainment and computing devices or gadgets while the vehicle is in…

No ‘misery’ with Anti-Distracted Driving Act

We would like to clarify some concerns aired by Henrico Laceda in his April 17 letter to the editor (“One more law to make people miserable”) on how the new Anti-Distracted Driving Act affects motorists who use…

MMDA, Waze unite vs traffic

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has partnered with transportation app Waze in a bid to better provide commuters and motorists alike in the capital a more efficient and real-time traffic information. Through Waze’s “Connected Citizens Program,” MMDA officer…