Google has quietly updated the Maps app to replace the "Speed trap" option from incident reports with a "Police" option.

Google Maps is pretty much the king of handy features, and its incident reporting is no exception. From minor roadblocks to major accidents, users can share real-time updates to k

Google Maps has quietly updated its incident reporting feature to replace the "Speed trap" option with a more generic "Police" report. This change has been observed in the latest version of the app, which aims to provide a more accurate way for users to report police presence on the roads — whether it's for a speed trap,

Google Maps has quietly altered how incident reports work, with a new "Police" option that replaces speed traps.

The feature was promised back in July. Google promised to incorporate Waze data into Maps in July, over a decade after Mountain View acquired

Google is making a few quality-of-life changes that should make incident reporting a lot easier in Google Maps. They started earlier this week by renaming the "speed trap" option

The Mountain View-based search giant has quietly updated the incident reporting feature on Google Maps for Android Auto users

As many of you know, Google owns both Google Maps and Waze. Google paid $1.3 billion back in 2013 for the crowdsourced navigation app and website. Over the years Google has shared some of the best features found on Waze with Google Maps and now it is happening again.

Google Maps now shows reports from Waze on Android Auto, a feature that also just launched in the mobile app too.