A personal vision for Waze+

Given that Waze is in a tension with Google Maps and there is a new CEO with a background in tourism I have compiled a few thoughts.

Let me start out with some tentative abstract differentiators:
Google Maps is for drivers, Waze+ is for all others (too).
Google Maps is about how to get there, Waze+ is more about why to get there.
Google Maps is for the brain, Waze+ is for the soul.

A.
To begin with I would like to see Waze much more individualized and stylish.
I’d like to express accurately which vehicle I am using, a red BMW 3, a Model S plaid or a KTM bike. A realistic avatar of myself can represent me on the map as a digital twin.
I’d appreciate to let others know if am am a learner driver or an elderly person requiring increased attention. I could be a tramway, a relaxed Fiaker, a nervous equestrian or a busy shepherd, and so on. I might as well be a scooter, a wheelchair, a mom with a buggy or a guide dog.
As collaborative citizens we are in this together.
The necessary SW adjustments are pretty trivial.

Note: There is an extraordinary economic phenomenon here:
A public good - safety - emerges from nudging users into a “free” private garden.

I miss the state of traffic lights and their time till change.
It would be great to see emergency vehicles with their blue light mirrored in real-time.
I want a complete cyber-physical correspondence of the traffic system.
I’d even go into the third dimension and include paragliders etc.

B.
I want to sketch two possible features that strengthen interactions in the community:
“Let me see!”
On the map I notice a Wazer in a presumably attractive location and wonder what it really looks like there. I send a request over and - Wazers are nice - get a live photo in return (costing subtleties TBD).
If that location offers tourist services a booking opportunity may just be a click away.

“Ride with me!”
If I am about to experience an exciting event, say a rollercoaster ride, I can invite others to join me along in a shared short video (probably VR in the future).
Again, if this is a professional entertainment offer then getting a ticket may just be a click away.

In both cases this is an expandable mutual service combined with a business opportunity; privacy aspects are solvable.

C.
All smart cars, Teslas first, shall become automatic Wazers.
That is to say that if they recognize a spontaneous danger such as a deer crossing the street, they shall send out this observation to an open database and share it with other drivers. Some benevolent central artificial intelligence can derive an up-to-date risk map depending on time of day and year and weather in a better way than any public administration can ever achieve it.

Some of these suggestions may already have been discussed or tried, I don’t know.
What I feel to be important is a clear mission and the confidence to create a better future, where community and advanced technology fuse for surprising, joyful journeys.