Stop navigation once you're "close enough" to the destination
Waze should have an option where it stops trying to re-route once you're close to the destination, especially when it is not possible to actually drive to the exact entry point for whatever reason.
Context:
I've got someone who has brought up routing issues to their destination a few times, and at least two or three local editors have made various changes. They now again have been saying that once they arrive, Waze wants them to exit the parking lot again, and make a huge detour just to return again to where they are already located.
I am convinced this is a combination of perhaps somewhat imprecise GPS, one-way parking lot roads, and the exact location of the destination entry point. But obviously they are where they need to be and are just being picky!
A similar situation is when the app wants you to drive to the front door of the store, but you're quite content having parked a short distance away.
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Ehen James commented
This is a really practical suggestion. Waze can sometimes be too strict about routing you to the exact pin, even when you're already parked or clearly at your destination. A “close enough” option would save a lot of unnecessary rerouting — especially in places with one-way parking lanes, tight plazas, or inaccurate GPS signals. It would definitely make navigation feel more user-friendly.
While exploring similar issues in other digital systems, I’ve noticed how organized platforms like the UDISE portal focus on simplifying the user experience and reducing friction. If anyone is interested in clean, structured dashboards used in the education sector, you can check it out here: https://udisepluss.com/
Hope Waze considers adding this — it would solve a problem many users run into!
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Yekdom Jim commented
i have also facing the same kind of issue on my client's site: https://desicinema4u.app/
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Kodi75 [5] commented
At Meetups I have asked about how Waze determines it has "Arrived" to store entrances - is there a "geofenced distance. Each time my question wasn't answered - either "live" or in the Q&A Follow-up.
As others have chimed in, "Close Enough" may be beneficial for shopping centers - so the driver isn't continually told which way to go when they are simply searching for a parking space. Or at a stanalone store/ restuarant / drive-thru. But driving to an unfamiliar house/ address I'd like the "zero feet" option.
"Close is only good for horseshoes and hand grenades."
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George Hyros
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This would be useful only for places that you would approach through, or simply park in large parking lots that are part of the place you're navigating to, creating a natural feeling of arrival immediately after entering the parking lot.
But many places do not have large parking lots, or even parking lots at all. Getting an arrival announcement for a radius that we would imagine would be appropriate for a Walmart with a large parking lot, for example, would be totally inappropriate for a place with very small or no onsite parking at all.
PhantomSoul
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Hugo Rodrigo Cortes Moncada commented
Many places don't have a parking lot.
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Kathy Kendall
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I have noticed the same behavior on occasion. It's frustrating!
Thanks for looking into this and fixing it.
kyhtak
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bz commented
Would be nice to be able to define a 'close enough radius' for each routing destination.
Default 'close enough' would be zero feet (or meters) and that value could be increased. Not sure if there should be an upper limit or not.