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WASHINGTON — Google will add audio and visual alerts to warn drivers about upcoming railroad crossings on Google’s navigation system, the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration announced on Monday. The ...

Google has agreed to add audio and visual alerts in its navigation app to warn drivers about railroad crossings. Google is partnering with the Federal Railroad Administration after deaths at railroad ...

Google Maps has now started providing travel time adjustments that take railroad crossings into account. That’s based on a recent report stemming from a Reddit post by user “AutoEvolution.” As might ...

As shared by a Redditor on the /r/GoogleMaps subreddit, Google appears to be adding railroad crossing alerts. The notification, which appears near railroad crossings, warns drivers of possible delays, ...

Google and the FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) are set to announce a partnership today that will bring location information on all US railroad crossings to Google Maps. There are currently about ...

Google Maps is one of the company’s most successful products, and for good reason. The app is useful for more than just getting around, but also for seeing nearby businesses and attractions, as well ...

(TNS) -- Your smartphone’s maps app may soon talk to you about the location of railroad crossings. Audio and visual alerts are coming to mobile users as a result of a new partnership between Google ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Google is updating its map data to show the locations of railroad crossings. It will arrive after the Federal Railroad Administration made the request to Google, Mapquest and ...

After hundreds of deadly accidents at railroad crossings across the country, the federal government is hoping technology on drivers’ smartphones could prevent fatal rail crossing accidents. Google ...