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Add a traffic bar to map
Have a "Traffic Bar" that appear in the routes screen overlayed on the main map.
add a car to the bar that moves along with your journeys completion.
So when you are 85 percent home, the car has moved 85 percent up the bar.Also when the Bar-Car (Maybe we should think of a better name) gets near an event an audible alert gets triggered, like when you near a Cop it could say “Oh cock, its the Rozzers!” Or just “Police reported ahead”) Or when you are near a obstacle on road you could be warned – e.g.…
467 votesGreat thinking! The issue you raised has been addressed in a recent redesign. Hope you like it!
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report route change due to traffic
It happens a lot that the route is taking me to a heavy traffic road. I turn to avoid it, but can't report it. It would be great to have a pop-up when avoiding the suggested route to ask if it's due to traffic
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Traffic Jam
Waze use to reroute drivers when traffic jam is detected. Rather it's standstill, heavy, or moderate. Now it takes you through it even if it's standstill or heavy. When you manually reroute yourself by exiting the highway. It tries to reroute you back into it instead of choosing the next best route. The only thing that keeps me from doing back to Google is that Google don't show speed limits fast n reports takes some time before you can create a crew report .
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Detect when Traffic has cleared with volunteers
Reports of bad traffic persist long after the condition has cleared. Maybe Waze could send volunteer ‘sacrificial lambs’ through heavy traffic areas to monitor traffic, maybe even pay them?
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Beep and messaging in traffic
I think bringing back the beeping and messaging functions while in traffic can be useful for drivers to talk and possibly discuss alternate routes.
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AI traffic flow
ArTi (AI Real Time Interface) Pitch for Waze Integration
Date: September 12, 2025
Contact: Jon Covey, 208-755-4289, jmcovey65@gmail.comThe Problem
Road rage and unclear driver intent contribute to 80% of traffic incidents, per NHTSA data. Current navigation apps, even with real-time alerts, lack a personal, visible signal to communicate compliance, leaving drivers guessing about each other’s behavior—especially in dense or mixed-traffic conditions.
The Solution: ArTi
ArTi is an innovative AI-driven traffic management system that enhances driver awareness and safety through real-time, color-coded feedback:
- Green: Following traffic rules (e.g., speed, lane discipline).
- Yellow: Minor deviations (e.g., slight over-speed,…1 vote -
Edit Hazard Reports
Often I just click hazard because I'm driving & don't want to miss the exact location.
It would be good if you could go back & edit the hazard when stopped (ie at traffic lights) to add info such as broken down car, elephant on road, elves in bushes etc so other Waze users had a better understanding of what hazard to look out for3 votes -
The traffic direction cant be seen
When someone post bad traffic on any street and the app navigate you via that street, you can barely see the direction of the traffic. So me as a driver have to lean and stare at a phone up close and thats very dangerous, you agree.. so my solution is, make the red/orange traffic line visible only on one side of the direction line. Depending on the direction of the traffic, if traffic is in opposite direction of ours the visible line will be on the left side/margin and vice versa. I hope I explained it accurate, its…
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One button for the end of traffic jam.
Then you can see how long the traffic jam is.
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Please open Carpool for Guatemala to reduce traffic
Please open Carpool for Guatemala to reduce traffic
Great benefits to bring Carpool to Guatemala: -
- Reduce the amount of cars on the road during peak hour traffic (4 am-10am) and (4pm-9pm). At this time, it is blocked to the network and can take up to 3 hours to enter and leave the capital (Guatemala City)
- Car ownership is prohibitively expensive
- Public transport is risky and not reliable.
- be environmentally conscious of the earth because they are more economical people in movement
Help our little Country to be better and more responsible. Help to bring Waze Carpool to Guatemala
Alternative…
69 votesChanging this to Not Planned, as it doesn't fit on our roadmap in the near future. We'll keep it in mind for future product planning.
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change the traffic jam categories
Change the Traffic Jam Categories from "Moderate, Heavy, and Standstill" to "Heavy, Stop N Go, and Standstill"
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Traffic reports should end at logical intersection
Traffic reports should end at the next logical intersection: I am active with reporting traffic, because I hope the people leaving after me benefit from the reports. The cars stopped on the road don't care about the map editor and, most times, the traffic is at least running through to the next intersection.
That being said, MANY of my traffic reports stop randomly due to the segments drawn in the map editor. This is illogical.
(I get 'yelled at' for multiple reports when I try to update the true distance of the dead-stop traffic and this would be an…
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Make Traffic Slowdowns More Visible when using Directions
Invert the color scheme when using directions so the purple stripe is not overshadowing traffic red/yellow/orange. Example: https://twitter.com/steviecoolest/status/723576075452841985
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Add restriction for thru traffic
The editor should offer a restriction against thru traffic. While standard guidance for these roads is to use "Private Road" type in the U.S., this road type is misleading, as many of these roads that prohibit thru traffic are in fact public roads.
1 voteThank you for your suggestion!
This suggestion will not be implemented for the time being, since we’re focusing on features which would potentially benefit larger groups of Wazers.
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Traffic jam at an exit
If there is a traffic jam on an exit, the highway may be sufficient to indicate this in time.
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Distinguish "avoid toll roads" and "avoid limited traffic roads"
Actually we have two functions "avoid toll roads" and "avoid limited-traffic roads" in one single navigation option.
It's needed to distinguish them, because we might want to use toll roads, like highways, but might not want to get a fine to have entered a limited-traffic roads.Many thanks.
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Waze should be able to warn you of traffic on the planned route ahead before getting into traffic.
Traffic Warning on planned route
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Show variance in traffic report icons on map.
There are 3 levels of traffic, but only the "heavy" icon displays. The user has to click on a traffic icon to find out whether it's moderate, heavy, or complete standstill.
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Local traffic and closures
Work for a local municipality with traffic. We are aware of several closures in advance. Would it be possible to have access to put scheduled closures on your system the day before? If there was a site for local municipalities I know I would use it. Anything to clear the roads before it’s a mess.
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Develop a software sells to companies or traffic highways in order to monitor the traffic of the streets and highways
Develop a software sells to companies or traffic and highways in order to monitor the traffic of the streets and highways
3 votes
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