IT could also be used as a tool to help the editors fix problems... by seeing what the problem is in video if the user sends it along with the map issue report. (user permission of course)

I too use Daily Roads Voyager in the background while running Waze. I'd like to see that functionality merged with Waze, and add the functionality of Drivea to detect / warn of lane changes and following too close as well.

On a wholy different matter to accidents recording, it would be extremely cool to start recording for something like a preset few minutes or dozen seconds, manually launched with a convenient button, so that you could record fuel price signs, then comfortably report them back home.

There could be a feature showing on the map where the recording took place, when you play it back, so you don't have to search for the place manually.

I'd report fuel prices much more often, if there was such a feature!

I second this suggestion. The dashcam feature will be very valuable to everyone, especially to those that live in former Soviet union countries and those that spend a lot of time on the road for work, such as taxi drivers and service providers that are exposed to more accidents.

it would be great if we could hung our phones to the vehicle and monitor the systems

why not put a scriped in the screen so we are follow to close remenber truckers have to follow farther away then cars

Put Speed, long and lat,. Road name and number, direction, time and date

Please consider adding a dash cam option. I use a LifeProof case and suction mount. The camera could work as a dash cam.

I would suggestion a 5 minute (or settable time length option). It could cycle through as a loop so the memory is not used up. An option of telling Waze to load up a clip then start a new loop would work well. Also, you could have this option start with motion and stop after a pre-assigned time after motion stops (so it does not stop at lights, drive-thru, etc.).

Great idea, I had it too. For now I use DAILYROADS along with waze (runs underground). It is available on google play (for free). Otherwise you must have a device with enough ram and processor capability to run both properly.
I think that should be a challenge put both navigation and recording as a resource for waze, because this may affect its general performance at most devices.
Anyway, its a nice suggestion!

Dashcam functionnality would be nice, keeping automagically the last 30 minutes of video. The start and stop should be automatic.

I like this... or go steal then put/add iOnRoad's augmented functionality!
iOnRoad not only allow you to take a picture and record video (not as good as DRV) but it checks your distances of the car in front of you, and alerts you if you getting too close and if you are drifting to another lane.

My vote is for integration with DRV. This application is working well and has responsive support too. No need to reinvent the wheel.

alternatively: DropCam

that's a HUGE waste of waze servers

instead find a ready made camera

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/?k=car+dash+video+

using YOUR bandwidth upload to amazon S3

I am the developer of DailyRoads Voyager, thanks for mentioning it here. I'd be interested in such an integration, as the apps can complement each other. Voyager already exposes intent actions, so it is possible for another app to start/stop video/photo, and even retain previous videos, or exit completely.

I am the developer of DailyRoads Voyager, thanks for mentioning it here. I'd be interested in such an integration, as the apps can complement each other. Voyager already exposes intent actions, so it is possible for another app to start/stop video/photo, and even retain previous videos, or exit completely.

+1
Daily Roads Voyager is the best route recorder app what I ever tried on Android (more then 10).
It is flexible and versatile. Implement functions of it is a big challenge and out of scope for Waze maybe.
But some cooperation or integration between this two great apps would be highly appreciated.
E.g. a button in Waze to flag current or last record as Retainable in DRV to save it for later use.
Or possibility in Waze to display GPS coordinates of a route for assign a road segment with the appropirate recording in DRV (for assisting map editing doing something like this: http://www.waze.com/blog/first-ever-waze-telemetry-car-revealed-at-budapest-meetup/ )

There are 2 more important functions not to be left out:
1) button for manual retention of 2 last recorded segments
2) automatic retention of last segments on significant (configurable) G-force

About the potential battery drain: I am constantly running the mentioned DailyRoads Voyager in background and Waze in foreground on SGS3 (large screen, automatic brightness), and charger is able to charge phone (just ~ +200mA, but still it gives ~+1% each 5 minutes). So this should not be a problem.

I have a video recorder running in the background called "DailyRoads Voyager". If you have android, you can use this (iOS can't do background mode). If you mount it to a mount you get online, it will record. But, yeah, I would love if a feature was integrated like this. Maybe Waze and DRV can get together to integrate their features.