Waze Mobile Navigational Beacon, 2018
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Established in 2009, Waze Mobile developed crowdsourced maps that were updated and improved by users. The company's offerings expanded to include real-time traffic and road construction alerts. The Waze Beacons project, launched in 2017, eliminated dead spots in GPS navigation by placing battery-powered beacons in tunnels where GPS satellite signals couldn't reach.
Established in 2009, Waze Mobile developed crowdsourced maps that were updated and improved by users. The company's offerings expanded to include real-time traffic and road construction alerts. The Waze Beacons project, launched in 2017, eliminated dead spots in GPS navigation by placing battery-powered beacons in tunnels where GPS satellite signals couldn't reach.
Artifact
Beacon
Date Made
2018
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.15.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David Sailer.
Material
Plastic
Color
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 2.438 in
Length: .938 in
Inscriptions
on front: wazebeacon / bluvision / part of HID Global
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