KUALA LUMPUR: Waze, the GPS navigation software app has announced a new feature that will provide alerts to users approaching a railroad crossing.

The app ups its safety abilities by highlighting potential risks associated with driving over railroad crossings.

Currently available globally, local map editors have helped to incorporate railroad crossings into for countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the UK, Italy, Israel, Brazil, Colombia, Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, New Zealand, Netherlands and Ireland.

The new feature will automatically alert drivers using the latest version of the app on Android and iOS that they are approaching a railroad crossing with a banner and to exert caution.

“The Railroad Crossing feature is a result of a cross-industry, cross-sector collaboration, both internally within Waze and the community, working together to help fellow drivers map out all highway-railroad intersections,” said Waze public sector partnerships head Dani Simons.