Yahoo publishes daily tracker, maps for Car Week

Yahoo Travel published a guide on Wednesday aimed at helping Monterey Car Week visitors move around the peninsula as traffic builds for the 10-day event. The guide points readers to a mobile-friendly tracker with maps, daily schedules, live traffic updates and road-closure information during the 2026 gathering. Yahoo said the tool draws on data from Caltrans and the Monterey County public works department. Monterey County businesses are preparing for more than 100,000 visitors and more than $130 million in spending during Car Week, according to KSBW. ### What exactly did Yahoo publish this week? Yahoo Travel’s article, published Wednesday, described a “new online tracker” built to help visitors avoid traffic problems during Monterey Car Week. The guide said the tool is mobile-friendly and includes live traffic updates, real-time road closures, maps and daily schedules tied to events across the peninsula. (travel.yahoo.com) The Yahoo guide also listed other logistics tools. Visitors can text “CARWEEK” to 65513 for public-safety alerts during the event, according to the article. ### What problem is the tracker trying to solve? Monterey County is expecting heavy crowds as Car Week opens on Friday, Aug. 7. KSBW reported the annual event is expected to draw more than 100,000 visitors and generate more than $130 million in spending for the county. (travel.yahoo.com) KAZU separately reported that Car Week begins Friday and is expected to draw more than 100,000 visitors. Visit Monterey County materials cited in other event coverage say Car Week includes more than 35 events across the county. That spread of auctions, shows, races and concours events means visitors often move between Monterey, Pebble Beach, Carmel and other peninsula locations on the same day. ### What does the Yahoo guide tell visitors to use besides the map? (ksbw.com) The MST Trolley will run daily from Aug. 7 through Aug. 16 between downtown Monterey, Old Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Yahoo Travel reported. The guide presented the shuttle as one way to reduce driving during the busiest days. (issuu.com) Yahoo’s article said the tracker combines route planning with event timing, which lets visitors check where crowds and closures may overlap before they leave for a show or auction. The piece framed the tool as a planning aid for people moving around the peninsula during peak event hours. ### How big is Monterey Car Week this year? (travel.yahoo.com) Monterey Car Week runs from Aug. 7 to Aug. 16, according to multiple event listings and local coverage. The 2026 edition builds toward the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Aug. 16. Event materials say the week includes more than 15 free events for visitors and residents, alongside larger ticketed auctions, concours shows and manufacturer debuts. (travel.yahoo.com) That mix helps explain why traffic planning has become part of the coverage around the event, not just the car reveals and sales. ### Where can visitors find the next steps? (everrati.com) Yahoo Travel’s Monterey Car Week guide is already live and links readers to the tracker and transit details. Monterey Car Week begins Friday, Aug. 7, and the week concludes Sunday, Aug. 16, with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, according to event coverage and organizers’ materials. (travel.yahoo.com) (issuu.com)