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Hazardous Roads Will Be Warned by Google System and Promises to Help Drivers During Trips

Written by Bruno Teles
Published on 04/01/2023 at 12:02
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Who Hasn’t Been on a Vacation or Business Trip by Car and Had to Enter Dangerous Roads, Ending Up in Some Trouble? This Promises to Stay Away from Future Trips with the Launch That Google Brings in a Revolutionary System.

Waze, the app from Google, has gained a new feature that notifies users about dangerous roads based on traffic data. With the latest beta version of Waze, users can find high-risk roads marked in red on the map, although this may vary if users frequently travel specific routes, suggests a report from The Verge.

Mechanism Included in the System Against Dangerous Roads

This latest feature also shows pop-up notifications related to dangerous roads to keep you cautious. It’s worth noting that only countries with access to the beta version of the Waze app will receive a pop-up that says: “Using driver reports and their routes, you can see collision history alerts on certain dangerous roads,” said the report.

According to reports, the feature is currently in a beta version of the app and will soon be available to all users. In the meantime, the tech giant from the USA is also planning to launch a new feature to protect users from malicious and suspicious HTTP downloads.

Learn About the System for Analyzing Dangerous Roads

Notably, when a user visits any HTTP site, Google Chrome marks it as “Not Secure” in the address bar of Android smartphones. According to a report from 9to5Google, Google plans to introduce a security feature that will eventually block any unsafe download that users wish to open via HTTP sites. It’s noteworthy that in recent years, the American browser has tried to make Chrome a secure platform by encouraging users to only use HTTPS sites.

As a reminder, by default, Google Chrome also blocks secure sites from using insecure web forms. Recently, the tech giant was caught creating a new toggle in the settings for “always use a secure connection.”

Once activated, the browser will attempt to upgrade to the HTTPS version of the site, preventing users from accidentally navigating to an insecure version. Additionally, if there is no secure version available, the browser will display a prompt on the screen asking if the user wants to continue and access more information about dangerous roads.

Bruno Teles

Falo sobre tecnologia, inovação, petróleo e gás. Atualizo diariamente sobre oportunidades no mercado brasileiro. Com mais de 7.000 artigos publicados nos sites CPG, Naval Porto Estaleiro, Mineração Brasil e Obras Construção Civil. Sugestão de pauta? Manda no brunotelesredator@gmail.com

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