Google to alert drivers to railroad crossings using U.S. data

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 agency also asked four other companies - Apple, Garmin, Tom Tom and AOL's MapQuest - to join similar map partnerships using the agency's data to pinpoint the crossings, it said. AOL is owned by Verizon.

Google to alert drivers to railroad crossings using U.S. data source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-alert-drivers-railroad-crossings-114739522.html