Is there a Family Locator function? Like if your family member is a waze user, and for privacy they'll let your phone see their location, and you can be guided to their location by the gps? Please advise how I can do this.

Using Waze your kid (or anyone for that matter) sends their location (not actually typing the physical address but using the GPS coordinates automatically) to you thru waze and then waze automatically creates a route to them

Need a button under family or friends name that will take you directly to their location without having to search for a long time. Like the idea of knowing where they are and gives you a heads up on how close they are. Thanks so much for the app.

For Families and businesses alike, allow for every user account to have an alternate name that is searchable for employees and family members to add and auto send their ETA to that same address noted as "Home Base".

For example:
Work related example
I am an employee for a company that travels to and from the office a lot. When I set the destination back to the office it will update and alert "Home Base" that I am on my way (On the Live view Map on Waze.com / via a logged in active "Home Base" name on mobile devices.)

Family Related example
Great for families to Alert the kids when Mom or Dad are on their way home. To let the parents to know when their child is coming home and if there are any traffic or delays. For a Husband or wife to alert their significant other be aware of when to expect them home for dinner.

Of course this can be disabled or opted out of if not interested in. If used however this will make the process easier than ever. All you would need is to place the address to travel to, and if there is a "Home Base" associated to that address then that "Home Base" will be alerted that you are on your way. What this allows is a hands free, worry free, and safe way to travel and communication between all parties.