What follows is typically a pleasant excursion down unassuming side streets, some of which you may have never considered, but all of which get you from your office in Brentwood to your home in Marina del Rey twenty minutes faster than the wreck-laden 405 would. What makes this free app popular, and rightfully so, is its skillful use of crowdsourcing: users report traffic jams, roving police officers and accidents from their car to the app in real time, and this collected information helps reroute you to a faster path.
Maybe this community-based navigation app ( Android link) isn't news to you, and it may not be exclusive to Los Angeles, but our traffic-centered lifestyle renders Waze particularly crucial.