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Show roads with raised structures with navigation options to avoid those roads
Exactly as the title states. Users can report a road as being under construction with raised structures. In route options, uses have the ability to avoid roads that are under construction.
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A button for HOV or non-HOV
There should be a button to tell Waze whether the car is in the HOV lane. 1), it would help Waze better determine traffic speed since it wouldn't average Wazer's in the HOV lanes with the speeds of those driving slower. 2), the Map would/could show the average speed of HOV or non HOV speeds. A Wazer in the HOV lane could really impact the accurate speed average shown (and vice versa).
429 votesGreat thinking! The issue you raised has been addressed in a recent redesign. Hope you like it!
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Avoid certain kind of roads. For example, I would like to avoid roads which name starts with T, or name of road has symbols 'T1'.
I would like to suggest some kind of filter: avoid roads which name starts with 'T', or name of road has symbols 'T1'. In most countries kind of road is 'encoded' in its name. Let's use that name for better navigation adjustments!
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Object in roadway
Waze needs to specify which lane to avoid when warning about objects in the road. Add a lane selection when reporting the object and then add that info to the warning. I need to know which lane is safe to drive in.
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Easier access/access to changing routes
Currently not able to see what the 3 optional routes stand for. All i see are 3 different coloured lines with different routes.. Previously i remember showing a shortest route/shortest time and avoid toll routes.
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Group and sort toll passes
Austria has a general highway pass ("Vignette"), which most people have. Due to alphabetic sorting, I have to scroll down past 55 particular permits that affect very few users. And there is a "Flex" Pass allowing for tunnels etc. not included in the highway pass to be charged to my credit card.
Such general passes (also for neighboring countries), as well as the Austrian Flex Pass and e.g. German Umweltplakete should be put on top of the list, so that they are found more easily.
Slovakia, Slovenia and Czechia are at least found at the end of the list, for…2 votes -
Full visual lane guidance (like TomTom or Sygic)
Hello,
I would like to suggest adding full visual lane guidance to Waze, similar to what TomTom or Sygic offer.This means showing all lanes clearly on the screen, with the correct lane highlighted using arrows or lines, not just a small icon or short instruction.
The current Direction card with a lane icon is helpful, but not enough, especially when driving on highways or in complex intersections.
A visual guide across the screen would make navigation safer and easier to follow – especially for less experienced drivers or tourists.
Please consider adding this feature in future updates.
Thank you!5 votes -
avoid twisty mountain roads
Please add an option to minimize twisty mountain/mountain-pass roads and use them only when no reasonable alternative exists
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Lane closure reports made easy
I'd like a report button that would indicate lane closures.
Could press to report the beginning of the lane closure, then press again to report the end.
Then you indicate whether it's the left, right, or center lane.
535 votesHey,
Please note we're changing the status of this suggestion to Not right now, since we finalized our plans for 2024 and this idea won't be implemented this year.
We hope to include it in our plans for later down the line.
Thanks!
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Waze for ANDROID AUTO and 'avoiding' settings
Please add, in the ANDROID AUTO VERSION of Waze, the setting options for 'avoid freeways' etc... (Mazda MX-5 ND)
6 votesWe plan to work on implementing an option to change the routing preferences in Waze while Android Auto is connected in the near future. In the meantime, make sure you’ve got the latest version of Waze for all the latest features.
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Option to disable specific “Permanent road feature” alerts Description: Waze currently groups all permanent road features (speed bumps, toll
Option to disable specific “Permanent road feature” alerts
Description:
Waze currently groups all permanent road features (speed bumps, toll booths, sharp curves, forks, merging, complex intersections) under one setting. This means users can only turn them all on or off.
Many drivers would like finer control. For example, speed bump alerts are often unnecessary or distracting, while alerts for toll booths or sharp curves are very useful.
Please allow users to selectively enable or disable each type of permanent road feature alert. This customization would improve the driving experience without losing important safety information.1 vote -
Would like ability to add AREAS TO Avoid. Would be very useful when you want to avoid a huge backup that occurs on football night.
When traveling through Virginia the highways passed through multiple College areas when there is a football game the traffic can back up for miles on the freeway it would be nice to if we know there's going to be a football game we can highlight an area on the route and just click avoid
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Pothole in specific lanes/ on shoulder and other stuff too
I want waze to say a couple of things
1. I like the idea of knowing where potholes are on the road but I would really like it if it said what lane it’s in and what shoulder it’s on that way I’m not noticing it at the last minute
2. I would really like it if waze said in 1,000 feet turn left or right onto this or that road I miss it when waze says that it would be really helpful for a lot of wazers imo2 votes -
Time based lane guidance
Atm you can't set Lane Guidance based on time. Unfortunately this is an inconvenience in places like Melbourne, Victoria, Australia where certain lanes change depending on the time of the day.
Examples:
- https://waze.com/en-AU/editor?env=row&lat=-37.80089&lon=145.27346&marker=true&zoomLevel=19&segments=147391229 (https://i.ibb.co/cTy18d3/example-1.png)
- https://waze.com/en-AU/editor?env=row&lat=-37.79992&lon=144.99384&marker=true&zoomLevel=19 (https://i.ibb.co/fxwMZ3y/example-2.png)
- https://waze.com/en-AU/editor?env=row&lat=-37.85055&lon=144.97822&marker=true&zoomLevel=19 (https://i.ibb.co/N1Gc3ZM/example-3.png)
- https://waze.com/en-AU/editor?env=row&lat=-37.80185&lon=145.16215&marker=true&zoomLevel=19 (https://i.ibb.co/6bBy26c/example-4.png)6 votes -
Suggestion for New Waze Feature - Avoid Bad Roads
Hey Waze Community,
I've got an idea for a feature that could make our driving experience even better, especially for those of us dealing with bumpy roads in the north.
How about a "Avoid Bad Roads" option on Waze? Our roads often get rough due to changing seasons, and it takes a while for the city to fix them. With Google's advanced sensing capabilities, why not use that data to detect road conditions like bumps and potholes?
This feature could help us choose routes that prioritize smoother rides. Additionally, we could have a city-specific ranking system highlighting the worst…
1 voteGreat thinking! The issue you raised has been addressed in a recent redesign. Hope you like it!
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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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Show visual instructions for "View Only"
For a View Only instruction, only a "Continue" instruction is currently shown in the app along with the lanes. It should also show visual instructions that are set by editors in the WME Turn Instructions panel.
18 votesThanks for your feedback. At this time, this doesn't fit on our roadmap, but we'll keep it in mind for future product planning.
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accept GPS coordinates as destination
Most apps which derive GPS. location express numerically as
latitude comma longitude
please accept each with decimal precision to 19 digits
also add logic to accept paranthetic coordinates
543 votesThank you for your suggestion! As you may already know, Waze supports GPS coordinates as destination.
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Add M6 toll mobility exemption to the list of toll passes
This will make it easier to pick a route for those who have it as Waze will not have to do the cost benefit analysis. This will also mean that we would not have to check the route just before that junction to see which is faster.
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Displaying the sections where the speed of travel from point A to point B is recorded by the cameras of the Toll system for vignettes.
Hello Bulgaria, but not only Bulgaria. Since the beginning of September 2025, the toll system that monitors purchased vignettes has started measuring average speed in certain sections of the road network.
Unfortunately, these road sections are not marked on the road itself, and drivers have no way of knowing that they are entering these sections.
The state, represented by the Road Agency and the Toll System, published a list and map on their website showing where these sections are located, and that was the end of the information on this change.
It is clear that the state is doing this…3 votesThanks for contacting us about reporting an error on the map. Our community of volunteer map editors handle all changes to the Waze map.
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