• Fortune, Friday, September 23, 2016 10:35 AM

Navigation app Waze is combating the frustrating issue of losing a GPS signal when driving through tunnels. GPS signals can cut out in tunnels due to concrete and environmental factors, often leaving drivers without access to navigation. As a solution, Waze has developed Waze Beacons, which are relatively low-cost, battery-operated controllers that can transmit messages to a person’s smartphone or tablet and maintain map connections via Bluetooth. Currently, Waze beacons are being set up in Pittsburgh’s Fort Pitt Tunnell and Liberty Tunnel, as well as in Israel. The company is also planning to install the beacons in tunnels across Rio de Janeiro and Paris.

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