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  1. Stop routing traffic inappropriately

    I am contacting everyone at Waze right now. Waze is causing problems.

    Highway 17 from San Jose to Santa Cruz is notorious for its beach traffic. Waze directing traffic thought downtown Los Gatos and on to mountain side roads to avoid this.

    STOP DOING THIS!

    First of all this is causing horrendous gridlock in downtown Los Gatos. The town has put up signs telling Beach Traffic to stick to Highway 17. Drivers are ignoring this because Waze gives tells them they can cut thru Los Gatos. This is causing MASSIVE problems.

    Second, DON'T direct people off Hwy 17 on to…

    110 votes

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  2. Bus lanes - when you are allowed to use them - or is there any bus lane watch out for

    I would love to see bus lanes in Waze. I live in London, driving 50 or so miles a day and I think it would help to get from A to B faster.

    In London majority of bus lanes are restricted for certain times.
    for example 07 am to 10 am and any other times anyone can use it. Or different times, the point is that they are not always restricted.

    The way I see it, a small icon on the screen that resembles to something like a bus lane when the bus lane where you are is blue when…

    40 votes

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    Great news! Taxi/Motorcycle/Public transportation (Bus lane) mode is now available in Waze. Install the latest app version to check it out.

  3. Allow the use of bluetooth controls while Waze is in the foreground.

    When Waze is running in the foreground, my bluetooth controls don't work. So I have to do a whole bunch of on-screen gymnastics just to skip to the next track in my queue. This is potentially dangerous while driving. I should be able to use the button on my steering wheel. (It works fine when Waze isn't running.)

    43 votes

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  4. Record of all incoming and outgoing notifications for future reference

    I would like to see more transparency in the notifications that Waze sends and receives. In particular I would like to be able to access a list of all the notifications that Waze sends automatic to those I am sharing my drive with (eg, eta, delayed arrival etc) for future reference. The same for all those pop-up notification received from people sharing drives with me, sometimes I don't get a changes to read these or dismiss them by mistake without looking. Could I suggest a copy of all communications that are sent and received by Waze are saved to your…

    1 vote

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  5. kate

    Please, please, please, someone at Waze sort out the English UK Kate voice issue. Forget the new version, sounds clunky,synthetic and unnatural, just re-instate as before. It's downright distracting now while driving, will loook for an alternative app if this continues.

    49 votes

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  6. Continue straight on highway

    Recently my Waze has been telling me to continue straight on highways every time I drive passed an exit. While the “continue straight” feature is helpful for major highway intersections, I find the continuous updates to “continue straight” to be distracting while driving.

    18 votes

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  7. Personal statistics

    Would be nice to get stats about your personal routes : average travel time between your first 2 or 3 destinations, average waze error on ETA (accuracy and precision - see wikipedia for the difference), time you spend driving per day, number of wazers you cross... one can invent all sort of fun and useful statistics.

    31 votes

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    We plan to work on having a personal statistics of the routes taken in the near future. In the meantime, make sure you’ve got the latest version of Waze for all the latest features.

  8. Add “Avoid Width Restrictions”

    I’ve got a pretty big car and hate width restrictions when I’m driving through the rat race of London rushing to get to work.
    If you can add “Avoid Width Restrictions” any road with a width restriction that would really help! Thanks !

    48 votes

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  9. Prefer main roads

    Please install main roads button, so in cities I take main roads instead of all those side roads just to save a minute but burn way more petroleum and drive zip zag. So if the roads will be similar time waze would preafare main roads, if time would be different fore 5 minutes and more it would take side roads. This would help especially on long journies, we're I can not zoom in every little city all the time.

    171 votes

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  10. A “go for a drive” feature

    A feature that gives you somewhere to go when you just want to go for a drive. Although I like driving anywhere, sometimes it would be nice to have a set route to explore. Directions would be through roads with the least traffic and the most scenic or enjoyable to drive on. Users would be able to set the drive length in time or kilometres. Maybe include a community section for user contributions of interesting roads. There should also be a variety so the user would not get bored of going the same place every time. something like calimoto

    1 vote

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  11. New state notification

    I would love to get a notification when entering a new state while driving, such as "welcome to New York," I find it helpful when navigating to know when I have reached a new state

    22 votes

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  12. Android auto driving instructions

    With the new update Waze is not able to transfer driving instructions to android auto (aka the arrows on your dashboard).

    It was working before the update. I've tested the same car with Google maps as well and it works, so it has to be related to Waze. Confirmed on two phones.

    Please fix this bug

    1 vote

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  13. Children's game based on the new locations encountered during a drive

    A game aimed at children that links the driving experience to the area being driven through. So, for example, I spy puzzles based on nearby landmarks (eg I spy, spelling the name of the neighborhood). Raises children's awareness of the world around us, much like pokemon got people exploring their local neighborhoods on foot. Puzzle ideas can be provided by other wazers/children.

    1 vote

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  14. Drive time inaccurate (too long)

    Hi! I’ve been using waze for many years primarily in Los Angeles. It’s always been relatively accurate at predicting drive time. However lately the drive time I’m getting is significantly longer than it actually takes and it’s often routing me out of my way to the freeway to save time when, in actuality, the more direct through town route is faster. I’ve been comparing it against Google Maps and Apple Maps, both of which have been much more accurate. So question is… what changed? As a long time Waze user, I like the app and don’t want to have to…

    1 vote

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  15. Toll roads

    When entering in a destination, please put the toll roads option there instead of in the settings. I am a driver in New York City. All day long, I would need to go into settings and check/uncheck toll roads. When I drive a passenger, of course, all the toll roads are taken, but when returning, I avoid as much as possible. Please change the tolls feature to somewhere when entering in the destination. Thank you

    106 votes

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    Hey,

    Please note we're changing the status of this suggestion to Not right now, since we finalized our plans for 2023 and this idea won't be implemented this year.
    We hope to have it included in our plans for later years and will keep you posted.
    Thanks!

  16. enable search whilst driving

    Hi

    Waze no longer enables you to effectively and safely search for a location. So let's imagine I want to go to Audi in Mosman [Australia]...

    1. I use Vocie command. BUT it is not repeated back to you or you cannot see where it has selected. In this instance it navigates me to Aldi not Audi...****

    Just try "Take me to the moon" and it will start to navigate but who knows where to.

    So let's go old school and type it in...

    1. You are not allowed whilst driving, even if it is the passenger entering the info.

    a) So…

    1 vote

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  17. Modify Waze CarPlay

    Waze in CarPlay does not correctly visualize the routes to choose them, it does not correctly show the distance, nor does it show the costs of tolls or highways, that information should be available on the CarPlay screen, since according to current laws you cannot take your cell phone while driving.

    51 votes

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  18. Toads on roads

    In the spring – March, April – when driving along ponds, lakes or rivers, toads migration is observed on the roads. To reduce the death of these amphibians, Nature Conservation Agency is organizing the “MISSION TOAD” or "TOADS on ROADS" campaign in Latvia. It is known that WAZE could inform other drivers about animals on the road some time ago. But currently it is not possible to report it. Could this function be returned? It would be a great contribution to the preservation of natural values.

    338 votes

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  19. Important! For safety - Add an option to stay away from unsealed roads

    I used Waze when driving back home this weekend, for a 400km journey. There were traffic jams all along the main routes. Waze saved me an hour by routing me around the jams, but.....

    I had two little kids in a two wheel drive car and Waze took me through roads better suited for four wheel drive vehicles - unsealed, dirt roads with no cellphone reception. The roads got bad until I was too far in and turning around wasn't even an option because it was too narrow.

    This is a matter of safety. Some cars cannot handle unsealed dirt…

    18 votes

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  20. Show more navigation instructions when losing GPS signal

    It would be nice if the client could show more than the next turn (on the screen) when driving by navigation and the GPS signal is lost.

    The next turn is shown in green on the bottom left corner, and the 3 following driving instructions could show up in orange above this when GPS signal is lost.

    If there is a speed cam between two of the next turns, is should also show up in this "navigation list".

    11 votes

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