MapQuest’s app now has a map layer for something most navigation apps leave out: the cameras watching the road. The Surveillance layer, which MapQuest announced Oct. 15, uses small eyeball icons to mark the reported locations of automated license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, Axon and several other companies.

Tap one, and the app shows the camera type, its coordinates and which way it’s pointed. MapQuest’s general manager said drivers asked for the feature, and it arrives as license plate readers face mounting pushback from privacy advocates and lawmakers.

In a post on Bluesky , MapQuest said its app shows locations of license plate readers from Flock and many other companies — Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada and more.

To activate the feature, open the MapQuest app, tap the Layers icon and turn on the Surveillance option.…