The current Waze user experience is hindered by an excess of interruptive confirmation requests, which compromises both safety and efficiency, violating the principle of "what if it was simple."

Core Issues:

Navigation Initiation: Upon selecting a destination, Waze requires multiple unnecessary confirmations (e.g., "Are you really navigating there?", route selection) instead of immediately starting guidance. This adds friction to the primary task and is unsafe to manage while driving.

Unnecessary Resume Prompts: When restarting the app, Waze redundantly asks, "Are you still driving to X?" The app should automatically resume navigation if the user is actively moving and remains within a coarse radius or direction of the planned route.

Safety and Goodwill: These excessive confirmations interrupt the user flow, decrease the feeling of application responsiveness, and force the driver to interact repeatedly with the screen, directly decreasing road safety and user goodwill.

Recommendation:

Prioritize the "just work" methodology by eliminating unnecessary default confirmations. If these "nanny" prompts are required for certain users, consolidate them into a single, easy-to-access opt-out setting to ensure a safe, responsive, and uninterrupted driving experience.