Do Waze and Google Maps really keep us out of traffic? “Leaving a highway and immediately re-entering for 30 seconds gain is not exactly safe”

A small traffic jam, this morning in the center of Antwerp: after an accident, traffic found its way through the city center. Guided by navigation apps, people went the same way en masse, after which the parallel roads and then the small streets also silted up. Do systems like Waze, Google Maps and the other TomToms and Garmins off the road actually keep us out of traffic jams, or are they just creating new ones? And which system is best for which situation? Four experts speak.

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