New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- The Gurugram traffic police, in collaboration with Google, have launched a new feature on the GPS navigation app, Google Maps, that will now display speed limits and accident-prone zones across 129 city roads of the country, traffic officials confirmed on Friday.

This feature, which came to effect on Thursday, November 6, aims to improve road safety and address the growing number of fatal crashes in Gurugram, the Hindustan Times reported.

The Gurugram traffic police has further expressed intentions to expand this digital alert feature to over 200 city roads by early next year, covering all major junctions and arterial routes.

The core of the new system is providing real-time alerts to motorists about the permissibl...