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Waze: a disruptive innovation in traveler information? Peter Davies, PhD, Eur-Ing Conventional traveler information (top-down) Content Main title Content Waze (bottom-up) Top and bottom united : a happy ending? … … A little history • About 15 U.S. states comprise the “CARS Group” • CARS = “Condition Acquisition and Reporting System” • Focuses on public “511” travel info systems • Kentucky and Iowa have led the Waze integration CARS Operator Interface (winter road conditions selected) 511 phone, web, mobile-web, apps, SMS, email Waze: Connected Citizens Programme Sharing data • Waze and DOTs poll each other’s data • Like RDS-TMC, Waze can be language-independent • Display reports to “official” traffic centre operators • Simplify events for public 511 info users How 511 info complements Waze How Waze complements 511 info (blue circles) At peak periods : “It’s complicated …” Questions • Should “official” traffic centre operators be notified when Waze events are imported? • Are 511 info end users different from the Waze app user? • What Waze reports belong on public 511 info? What to import? (only the most important reports, e.g., crash, bouchon, nebel) Merge multiple Waze reports about the same event … Merge construction: “official” report and Wazer reports Same fog, with different phrases chosen Waze is often the fastest data source Ongoing work … • Refining algorithms for grouping Waze reports • Merging algorithms for Waze “official” reports that may be parts of the same event • Filtering algorithms for alerting users without too many warnings Thank you! Peter Davies, PhD, Eur-Ing Castle Rock Associates