The Essentials

Road Trip Timing and Tracking

Taking a road trip?

You might know your destination and route, but the real question is: When’s the best time to leave?

The Waze app now tells you the optimal departure time and even notifies you if it changes.

And if you want to share your location along the way, or let family and friends track you, Apple’s Find My and Google Maps will allow tracking for an hour, until the end of the day, or indefinitely.

And Life 360 is an app that provides a driving report and two days of location history.