Hi Waze team,

My name is Segev Hayun, I’m 18 years old, and I’m currently volunteering in northern Israel, working with youth in difficult circumstances.

This idea actually came to me during my drives to the volunteer center. I was spending a lot of time sitting in traffic and started thinking about how many people experience exactly the same thing every day.

That led me to a simple question:

What if Waze could turn some of that unavoidable traffic time into social time?

I developed a concept called Waze Social Drive.

When Waze detects that a driver has a significant traffic delay ahead, it could offer — entirely by voice — an optional conversation with another available driver.

The driver simply answers by voice, chooses something they’d like to talk about, and AI matches them with another driver based on shared interests, language and conversation preferences.

Safety is at the center of the concept.

This isn’t about adding another screen or social network while driving. It is designed to be voice-first and hands-free.

No typing. No scrolling. No profile browsing. No phone numbers exchanged. No exact locations shared.

Waze speaks. The driver answers. Waze handles the rest.

Waze already has the essential context: navigation, traffic conditions, trip duration and voice interaction. Social Drive would simply add an optional social layer to that existing experience.

I’ve attached a visual product flow showing how I imagine the experience could work.

Waze Social Drive
Turn traffic time into social time.

I’d love the opportunity to discuss the concept with the appropriate product or business development team and explore whether there could be an opportunity to develop it further together.

Best,
Segev Hayun