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no notification when route changes do not affect time
Please -- NO notification when route changes do not affect time! Took a 10+ hour trip the other day and for the first hour, the app kept "updating" the route though with NO change to the time of trip and kept letting me know about every 1-2 miles ... very very annoying! If time not changed, odds are changes in route aren't important to drivers!
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When Searching for "FUEL", add [Nearest] or [Along Route] selector/modifier.
Not only is this needed, but it also needs good UX to make what's happening clear.
In the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of situations, I want the CLOSEST gas station AHEAD (or on my current) route. It could be something as easy as a modal popup that says [BUTTON] in brackets:
[Shortest Distance] or [Nearest Ahead]
Where [Shortest] = "oh my .... I'm on fumes and need fuel NOW"
And
[Nearest Ahead] just does a quick check of your current route, a little balancing to find the shortest route with a 10-minute "lookahead" and presents the user with a list…3 votes -
Account for (sporting, concert) events along the route when calculating ETA for planned drives
If you need to be somewhere at a certain time, but there is a sporting event along the way, there will be a lot of event traffic just before & just after the event. Waze could account for this traffic when calculating a planned drive. Then, based on historic data for such an event, Waze could either plan a route that avoids the traffic or it could show the ETA so you could drive past the venue during the event. Alternatively, you could know how early before or how late after the event you should leave to avoid the huge…
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When showing „Routes”, to be able to select „best average-speed route”
When showing „Routes”, to be able to select „best average-speed route”, because many drivers prefer a longer but a more pleasant drive to a shorter but full of stops and traffic jams one. Driving faster is part of the pleasure of driving.
Especially in very busy areas, this option would be more than welcomed.
Driving is a pleasure per se, but not if you just stay in line, stuck in traffic jams.4 votes -
Calculate total tolls for each route option
Some tolls are very high, others reasonable. Now I can only see if there are tolls or not, but not to decide on a reasonable toll road.
In NY, this can be as much as $13 (George Washington Bridge) and $1.50 (Henry Hudson), for example.
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Route planning for group pleasure drives
I have been using waze for a long time now but recently had to install G maps for a planned group drive round the Peak District. Lucky I had my hand held radio as maps was totally useless, but does let a multi stop planned route be shared with everyone, even if I found it unusable.
Can waze please add this feature so the drivers who drive for the fun and enjoyment with others can do so simply and easily? Preferred route selection stop to stop that's entered by the creator and fixed for client?
Could even add the other…
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Mark cyclists on the planned route
It would be good to have marked the number of cyclists on the route that I can still meet. Or marked on the map where the following cyclist is riding along my route.
In practice, a cyclist would turn on the application and ride without a plan, or with a plan, marking where he is moving. The driver should be aware that there may be an obstacle on the way.Thank you for thinking about it.
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Too many detours off the route and then right back to the same route
We were driving last night using the app and numerous times it wanted us to exit, make 8 or so turns and return to the same route! Very distracting and it was late!
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Identification Road Works that are in place >6 months, add to algorithm to calculate best route
Identification of Road Works that are in place >6 months, add a button in menu for algorithm to calculate best route. so that each day I am not distracted by long term roadworks/ tunnel boring, in bid to help other drivers travelling my route. thank you.
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While traveling, user should be able to search for a Point of Interest such as "Starbucks" and save it as route POI. the app should display
While traveling, user should be able to search for a Point of Interest such as "Starbucks" and save it as route POI. the app should display
While traveling or entering a navigation route, the user should be able to search for a Point of Interest (POI) such as "Starbucks" and save it as route POI. The app should display all "Starbucks" locations on the route with the option to add one or more POIs as a new stop. the POI will remain active until navigation is stopper or user reached destination
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Railway crossings with barriers should be avoidable (or lowering route priority).
Railway crossings with barriers should be avoidable (or lowering route priority). There exists near tunnel bypasses very often.
Note, the above problem can be solved by allowing discrimination of chosen road segments while creating navigation route.1 vote -
IOS app crashes at route decision points
The Waze iPhone app window disappears completely whenever I’m at an important turning point in my route. It seems to happen at the moment when I would have expected the voice message to “Turn Right, Then Keep Left to stay on Route 22”.
I can restart the app and Resume my trip. After I get back on the right road, that is.
This is getting to the Uninstall level of annoyance.
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PLEASE allow disabling of route numbers. We don’t use route numbers in Australia and it literally will not let me see what street to turn at
No one knows the route numbers that have been randomly assigned to various roads in Melbourne. People don’t even use the route numbers of major freeways unless they’re a foreigner. It’s infuriating that in order to know which road a suggested route is wanting me to turn at I need to either recognise the geography or Google the route number.
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Please add a “Avoid this road” or “Lock current route” option during navigation.
Please add a persistent “Avoid this road” or “Lock current route” option during navigation.
If a driver repeatedly deviates from the suggested route, Waze should respect that choice instead of continually re-routing them back onto the same road. Drivers often have local or real-time safety knowledge that the algorithm cannot detect.
This would improve safety, especially on narrow roads or blind corners.
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Desktop version the route is covering all streetnames.
The blue line showing the route has no opacity value. No streetnames visible "under" it.
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Add a simple Retry button after route planning fails
Often, I enter my destination right before driving.
Sometimes Waze fails to plan the route (because of weak signal or Wi-Fi/mobile switch).
This usually happens just after I start driving, so it’s hard and unsafe to go through many taps to try again in Android Auto.Please add a small “Retry” button on the error screen to try planning again with the same address.
✅ Safer – no need to touch the screen much while driving
✅ Faster recovery from short connection issues
✅ Very simple, very helpful improvement6 votes -
alternative routes. display 10 instead only 3
only 3 routes doesnt help. display 10 alternative routes. one of them must be the no traffic route alternative
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Route default to map view instead of list view
I understand my route more if I visually see it. The default to showing me the list of routes is kind of annoying because I always want to see where I'm headed versus reading where I'm headed.
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Add ability to plan a route or loop and choose roads for planned rides that you can save and share.
Sometimes people like to take a road trip for fun. Such as a group of motorcycles.
It would be nice to be able to pre-plan a ride that includes several different/chosen roads, that will eventually bring you back home or to the starting point. Like a loop.
If you could drag and move the route on the map, while planning it, it would be easier to add points of interest along the way. Plus more than one stop per route would be great!
Routing from point A to B is very good, but the ability to customize and save your …
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System could not provide route from Seekonk, MA to Norfolk, VA
Feedback--Using Iphone, the system could not find a route from Seekonk, MA to Norfolk, VA. I broke to route into two trips (Dover, DE) and it worked fine.
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