Useful for integration with in-vehicle systems.
Navigation apps still lack railroad safety info the NTSB requested
Apple, Google and Microsoft haven't complied with a 2016 safety recommendation.
By Amrita Khalid, @askhalid in Engadget
Your phone's GPS app can alert you when you approach a speed trap or accident -- but will remain silent if you come upon a dangerous railroad crossing. Politico reported that Google, Apple and Microsoft have yet to add information on US railroad crossings to their navigation apps, almost three years after a request from The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The agency asked several tech companies to update their map apps after a 2015 incident in which a truck driver following Google Maps turned onto the railroad tracks and caused a fatal collision. So far, only Garmin and TomTom -- which both make GPS devices -- have complied with the NTSB's demands.... "
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