Google Public Sector has partnered with the Illinois State Police (ISP) to make it one of the first law enforcement agencies to provide “move-over” crash notifications in Google Maps and Waze. This technology aims to reduce the number of auto collisions caused by drivers who fail to see flashing emergency lights or a disabled driver and do not move out of the way. The technology offers a real-time, GPS-based alert that informs drivers of ISP traffic activity in their area and urges them to move over and slow down.
Drivers are alerted to crashes, traffic stops, motorist assists, and even debris in the roadway. These alerts, along with a police officer’s GPS coordinates, are fed to Google Cloud, where they are “transformed” and sent to Waze. As a driver approaches the GPS location, he or she will receive a police officer, crash, or disabled vehicle icon on the map screen.