Drive time inaccurate (too long)
Hi! I’ve been using waze for many years primarily in Los Angeles. It’s always been relatively accurate at predicting drive time. However lately the drive time I’m getting is significantly longer than it actually takes and it’s often routing me out of my way to the freeway to save time when, in actuality, the more direct through town route is faster. I’ve been comparing it against Google Maps and Apple Maps, both of which have been much more accurate. So question is… what changed? As a long time Waze user, I like the app and don’t want to have to change apps. But I need my drive time and route predictions to be more accurate.
Sarah
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John lorenz commented
I get the opposite. The longer the drive, the longer over the estimated time the drive takes (600 miles or more). I am factoring in rest stops. I suspect Waze is looking at traffic speed regardless of the posted speed limits. Fine if below the posted, but quite often I see traffic traveling 15 to 20 mph above the posted speed. Not everyone but a significant number of speeders.
Waze needs 2 speeds listed. One is with the flow, the other is driving at the posted limit taking into account slow traffic. The actual drive time is between.