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Waze may soon fix its biggest flaw to lure you from Maps

Navigation apps live or die on the tiny details that shape every turn, and for years one missing detail has quietly held Waze back. Now the crowdsourced favorite is preparing to add full traffic light ...

Waze introduces a new feature users have been begging for, but only in one country

Waze has begun early testing of traffic light icons with strict limits, signalling progress on a feature users have wanted ...
autoevolution

Big News for Waze Users As Top Feature Borrowed From Google Maps Spotted Online

Waze will soon "borrow" another feature from Google Maps, and this paves the way for even more advanced functionality while ...

I put Waze and Google Maps head-to-head, and the loser is clear (but it depends on your navigation needs)

Waze is a popular navigation app available on iOS and Android devices. You can get real-time traffic updates and road alerts ...
autoevolution

The Google Maps Feature Users Ignore, but Waze Will Never Get

Google Maps is becoming more like Waze with the addition of incident reporting and everything, but it still has several ...
Detroit Free Press

Waze, Google Maps partner with AAA to warn drivers about roadside assistance stops

AAA auto club is touting a new emergency feature it is offering through the Waze and Google Maps navigation apps that, if you have car trouble, will alert other app users. More than another reason to ...
Fast Company

Your Waze map will now show you restaurants that are selling discounted leftover food

More than 140 million people use the Waze app, the Google-owned GPS navigation tool for drivers, in order to avoid traffic and find the most stress-free ways to get around. Now, with a new partnership ...

Waze Is Testing a Traffic Lights Feature to Catch Up With Google Maps

Waze is testing a new traffic lights feature that highlights upcoming signals, bringing the navigation app closer to Google ...
Android Authority

Navigation Wars: Google Maps vs Waze vs Apple Maps

The dawn of the smartphone age had us cheering for GPS chips and easy, on-the-go navigation. No longer were we beholden to sites like MapQuest (which still exists as a mobile app, by the way) and ...
Mashable

Waze's killer feature finally coming to Google Maps

Google Maps is getting one of Waze's most-beloved features. Credit: stockcam via Getty Images Way back in 2013, Google acquired the map startup Waze. Fast forward just 11 years and one of Waze's stand ...
techtimes

Google Combines Maps and Waze Teams as Part of Cost-Cutting Efforts; Will User Experience be Affected?

The search engine company is now combining the Google Maps and Waze teams. Members of the media watch a slideshow during a news conference about Google Maps on June 6, 2012 in San Francisco, ...
ZDNet

Google brings Waze and Maps teams together in cost-cutting move

Google is bringing the Waze team across to the organization running Google Maps to cut costs. The Wall Street Journal reports that more than 500 employees at Waze will join Google's Geo organization, ...