Report traffic incidents in CarPlay

In select regions and countries, you can report accidents, hazards, speed checks, and road work (features vary by region and country).

Report an incident

Siri: Say something like:

“Report an accident”
“There’s something on the road”
“There’s a speed check here”

Learn how to ask Siri

Or with turn-by-turn directions showing, you can select , then choose from one of the available options.

CarPlay showing icons for Maps, Podcasts, and Phone on the left and a map of the current area on the right reporting a Traffic Accident, Hazard, or Speed Check.

Apple evaluates incoming incident reports. When there’s a high level of confidence in the reports, incident markers for Accident, Hazard, and Road Work are displayed in Maps for other users.

Note: Speed checks are not displayed with incident markers. Instead, notifications for speed checks appear when you follow turn-by-turn directions.

Report on the status of a hazard or accident

Incident markers show information about hazards and accidents . When you’re near their locations, you can report their status.

Siri: Say something like “The hazard is gone” or “Clear the accident.” Learn how to ask Siri.

Or, you can do the following:

Select the incident marker.
Select Cleared or Still Here.
Note: You can’t clear reports of speed checks.

Apple evaluates incoming incident reports. When there’s a high level of confidence in reports that an incident has been cleared, its incident marker is removed from Maps.

Note: Apple is committed to keeping personal information safe and private. To learn more, go to Settings > Maps, then tap About Apple Maps and Privacy.

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iPhone User Guide

Report traffic incidents in CarPlay

Report an incident

Report on the status of a hazard or accident