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Route selection timer
Why is there a timer on the prompt for selecting possible routes? I should have all the time I need to analyze possible routes.
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alternate route needed from Lake City FL to Augusta GA
I recently traveled from Lake City, FL to Augusta, GA. The route that Waze took us included about 75-80 miles along US 80 east. While this is a fine road, it is very isolated with no rest stops, only 2 gas stations, and only small rural side roads. If I were to have a flat tire or other emergency, I would be in trouble. There are no mile markers or other landmarks and while I did not try this, but I am not sure that I would have cell service or how far first responders are located. Can you please…
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I'd like to move the car icon out of the middle of the map in order to see more of the upcoming route and less of what's already passed
I'd like to move the car icon out of the middle of the map in order to see more of the upcoming route and less of what's already passed. Specially when using Navigation since it the ETA status window takes up a reasonable portion of the screen. For instance: if I'm driving southeast my car icon should be displayed in the upper left hand corner (when using True North mode) but the same applies when in the relative mode. Thanks
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Let us find two things next to each other along the route
Give a possibility to search for two things along the route that are close to each other (300m).
With the increasing number of electric cars and charging options, many people will want to search for something like „a Burger King NEXT to a Fast Charger“ while driving.
The result should be a clean list of both hits with the usual „minutes added to the route“ but also the distance to each other.
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Straighter/easier routes setting
There should be a way to set a preference for straighter/easier routes. Often, Waze suggests a route with a bunch of turns down small side streets or a really curvy road just to save one minute on a 20-minute drive when there was a more direct route such as a main road or highway. With this preference enabled, Waze would default to a route with a slightly longer duration that is much simpler and requires fewer turns.
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Waze messed up many times changing my route it git me tp be late to work
Waze messed up many times changing my route it git me tp be late to work
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The application paves the route taking into account the quality of the road surface and the condition of the road as a whole.
The application paves the route taking into account the quality of the road surface and the condition of the road as a whole.
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add option to disable traffic based routing
When routing, waze often attempts to route around traffic. Waze is used occasionally for just the first part of a journey (navigating a downtown area, for example) and I find it selecting a completely different route every time I use it because it attempts to route around the traffic at work.
Another example is that during extremely heavy traffic in a snowstorm, waze had me exiting at every freeway exit and then entering the freeway again, simply because the freeway exits had little traffic on them compared to the freeway itself.
Because of this, there should be a simpler routing…
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go back to previous route planner as today the version is proposing strange routes and for sure not the best anymore
since 3 or 4 updates , the efficiency is going down !!!!
traffic not updated live
routes proposed not anymore efficient : strange proposals => software lost in efficiency not proposing the best route and consistent alternatives or not proposing appropriate deviations saving really time
sory but I will stop using it as now google maps is becoming very effective !!!
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Improve routing server system
Help customers by giving consistent, high-quality service through your routing server.
I am a long-time user of Waze and I live in Dayton, Ohio. In more than one quarter of my travels, Waze fails with a "routing server timeout" not just once each time, but repeatedly until I stop trying. Grrrrr.
The failure rate is even higher when I travel outside of the Dayton area. Please fix your service or redesign the routing server logic.
- On long trips, I have to select smaller subsets of my route in order to receive traffic-based guidance.
Then I have to enter the…17 votes -
I'd like to suggest that WAZE add a better navigation route for driver of RV's, 18 wheelers and Boxtrucks. So that larger size vehicles as s
I'd like to suggest that WAZE add a better navigation route for driver of RV's, 18 wheelers and Boxtrucks. So that larger size vehicles as such will be routed to areas that doesn't have low power lines and narrow bridges, etc. Thank you
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Put road length restrictions on Waze so overlength trucks will hopefully take an alternate route.
Can you put truck length restrictions on Waze so if an overlength trucker is using your app and is tempted to use a road with a length restriction they will hopefully take an alternate route?
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Voice navigation starts route straight away
When on a route I sometimes need to say 'take me to the nearest gas station' when I need to fill up and do not know the nearest but want to add a stop.
However it then prompts me to click on a particular option, which is illegal when driving. You should implement 'select XXX' feature or just start a diversion to the nearest so I don't have to pull over to touch the screen.
Even when saying 'Take me to BP insert town' it still has to do a search and you have to click - it won't…
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No need to show the route I have ALREADY travelled, just the part I am going to travel
I got really confused for a bit today when somehow I was looking at where I had ALREADY travelled. There is no need to show the part of the route I already traversed. There is only the need to show where I am going.
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Fix Straight line distance/Real distance routing bug
Waze won't calculate a route if the real distance is much longer than the straight line distance, please fix it :)
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Routes via specific road
Plan or change a route to use a specific road ie. a specific interstate road, state road, local road, so the route will go specifically how you want to drive it. Many times the suggested routes are not the best. One knows this after having driven a certain route multiple times. Waze does not know this.
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Save the route for the way back from a location and also to use it other time
Possibility to save the route for the way back home from a location or to use it again other time. Many times waze guides you back on a longer/country lanes route.
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Ability to Create a Custom Route on Waze
I’d like to suggest a feature that allows users to create a custom route — not just by choosing from preset options, but by selecting specific roads or waypoints to shape the path they want to follow.
For example, I often travel between two cities, and while Waze suggests two or three routes, none of them match the one I actually prefer — an alternative road with a divided highway that takes the same amount of time but offers a much better driving experience.
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If the ETA of route from A to B can be done in less than X amount of time, send notification
If the ETA of route from A to B can be done in less than X amount of time, send notification
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Add option to avoid low bridges based on vehicle height.
Low bridges need to be avoided. Need an option to route based on avoiding low bridges. Vehicle height or minimum bridge height could be used to route.
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