Google Maps on iOS will soon let you report speed traps and traffic slowdowns

Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge Since 2018, Google has slowly added ways to report incidents on the road like accidents, road closures, and traffic slowdowns — something made popular by Google-owned Waze — to Google Maps on Android. Starting this week, though, Google says Google Maps users on iOS will soon be able to report road incidents as well. In a blog post (via 9to5Google), Google says that iPhone users will be able to report those crashes, speed traps, and traffic slowdowns now too. To report an incident, you’ll tap a new button under the compass in the driving navigation UI, as shown in this GIF: And iOS users aren’t the only ones getting new reporting options — Google says that users on both platforms will be able to report construction, lane... Continue reading…