New Google Maps Feature - Speed Cameras

LeeBee-SA · May 30, 2019, 6:16pm

A screenshot of the Google Maps app running. There is an orange speed camera icon located to the right of the blue navigation arrow and if you click on it Google Maps will tell you it's a speed camera as per the caption on the bottom of the screen shot.1080×2244 246 KB

Google Maps has just got better with the addition of speed cameras to Maps.

I think this feature may be available already in a few other territories but it’s a first for South Africa and in a country where there are countless cameras set up daily it’s a highly welcomed one.

I was very pleasantly surprised to discover it today.

Apparently Maps will also be able to notify the user of upcoming speed traps - I haven’t needed that feature yet myself but it’s a very handy one to have

Much love

Rich-r · May 30, 2019, 6:26pm

Hello @LeeBee-SA

Thanks for sharing! Yes it’s a great features and I’m sure we’ll have other new features like that since Google took over Waze

RAVINDER_Singh7 · May 30, 2019, 6:42pm

Hi @LeeBee-SA … thnx for sharing. but I think it is still not added in india.may be very soon we will see this feature.

Bren-frm-SA · May 31, 2019, 1:17am

Hey @LeeBee-SA

Thats awesome I was actually thinking about this just the other day, and I was contemplating on installing “Waz-gps” but now I don’t have to, I wonder if it works for other countries.

Now what we need is for Maps to notify us when there are road blocks.

I am just curious to know how how Maps gets notified about a random cameras cos, if I see one I would like to publish it to help other people.

LeeBee-SA · May 31, 2019, 5:36am

Hey buddy @Bren-frm-SA

That would be quite shandy feature, I guess it might show up as traffic for now - well, that’s what usually happens my side if there’s a block ahead and build up. If it’s an accident there’s usually an icon depicting so and if nothing then it can usually be put down to a roadblock or crazy taxi driver