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Koala and Wildlife Crossing Zones
Every year thousands of koalas are killed on our roads. Often these deaths are in known koala crossing "hot spots." Many of these deaths could be prevented by a Waze traffic alert, advising drivers when they are approaching these known "hot spots."
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Please allow warnings on the instrumentation screen in Android Auto
When the car supports two screens, the main screen shows everything. However on the instrumentation cluster screen only directions are shown, no warning signs as on the main screen. Please allow all warnings to be shown on the instrumentation screen, too! I believe this problem is also present on BMWs, Audis etc.
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Feedback about certain changes
I am writing to express my frustration with several changes introduced over recent versions of Waze. These affect map visibility, voice reporting, and warnings when approaching average speed enforcement zones.
I appreciate the work involved in improving Waze. However, in my experience, these changes have made everyday use more intrusive and less efficient while driving.
For clarity, my sound settings are set to “Alerts only.” I deliberately keep spoken turn-by-turn navigation disabled. The voice feedback described below occurs when I report incidents by voice.
- Larger panels obscure the map and interfere with reporting
Previously, a compact indicator on the left side of the screen showed progress through traffic jams and average speed enforcement zones, including the remaining distance and relevant timing information. It was easy to glance at without losing sight of the map.
The panels now displayed at the bottom centre take up considerably more space. I cannot readily dismiss them to restore map visibility.
After submitting a report, a confirmation message also temporarily prevents me from submitting another one. Sometimes incidents occur close together, and waiting for a message to disappear means losing the opportunity to report the next issue promptly.
Please consider restoring the compact side indicator, or offering a compact display option. Notifications should also be easy to dismiss and should not block reporting controls.
- Voice confirmations are unnecessarily long and repetitive
Previously, a brief confirmation such as “Traffic reported” was sufficient. The current system adds conversational wording along the lines of “I’ve reported that for you, thank you.”
I do not need the additional “I’ve,” “for you,” or “thank you.” I need clear confirmation that the report was submitted: “Traffic reported,” “Accident reported,” or “Roadworks reported.”
Hearing the longer responses repeatedly becomes tedious. Voice reporting should reduce the attention required to interact with Waze. Please provide an option for short, factual confirmations without the conversational extras.
- Voice reporting seems less accurate and asks unnecessary questions
The previous voice reporting system, which responded with a female voice, understood me more reliably. With the current system, I frequently have to repeat myself or answer questions about information I have already provided.
For example, I may explicitly state the severity of a traffic jam, only to be asked what type of traffic I want to report.
If I simply say “Report traffic,” I would also prefer Waze to submit a report using a default severity, such as moderate, rather than require another exchange. That could be an optional preference.
From a user’s perspective, the current experience feels less polished and reliable than the previous one. Repeated misunderstandings and unnecessary follow-up questions make a simple contribution frustrating.
- Audible warnings before average speed enforcement zones are missing
Previously, I received an audible warning before entering an average speed enforcement zone. I no longer receive that warning.
Could you clarify whether this is an intentional change, a known issue, or controlled by a separate setting? My sound mode remains “Alerts only.”
Advance notification was useful and appreciated. If it has intentionally been removed, please consider restoring it, at least as an option.
These changes discourage contributions
One of Waze’s greatest strengths is that drivers can report incidents and help everyone else. Unfortunately, the combination of obstructive panels, blocked controls, longer spoken responses, and less reliable recognition makes me less inclined to contribute.
I understand that an interface cannot remain unchanged forever. However, changes should deliver practical improvements for the person behind the wheel: clearer information at a glance, fewer interactions, and minimal distraction. The previous layout handled several of these needs better.
I am writing to express my frustration with several changes introduced over recent versions of Waze. These affect map visibility, voice reporting, and warnings when approaching average speed enforcement zones.
I appreciate the work involved in improving Waze. However, in my experience, these changes have made everyday use more intrusive and less efficient while driving.
For clarity, my sound settings are set to “Alerts only.” I deliberately keep spoken turn-by-turn navigation disabled. The voice feedback described below occurs when I report incidents by voice.
- Larger panels obscure the map and interfere with reporting
Previously, a compact indicator on the left…
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No AI "where to" search available to test
I'm experiencing an issue with the AI-powered “Where To?” search feature in the Waze app.
Several members of my family have access to the new blue-and-white AI search button, which allows them to search for destinations using AI. However, this feature is completely missing from my Waze app. I can only see the standard microphone icon.
What makes this particularly confusing is that some of my family members are using older iPhone models, including the iPhone 14 and iPhone X (iPhone 10), and they have access to this AI search feature. Meanwhile, I'm using a much newer iPhone 16 Pro Max, yet the feature is not available on my device.
I would like to understand why this feature is available on older iPhone models but not on my newer device.
Could you please investigate and clarify the following?
Why is the AI-powered “Where To?” search feature missing from my Waze app?
Is this feature being enabled gradually for individual accounts rather than based on iPhone models?
Is there a specific setting, update, or account requirement needed to activate it?
Can your support team manually enable this feature on my Waze account?
I have also attempted to troubleshoot the issue, but the AI search button remains unavailable.
I would greatly appreciate your assistance in investigating this issue and enabling the AI-powered search feature on my account, especially since other family members already have access to it on older devices.
I'm experiencing an issue with the AI-powered “Where To?” search feature in the Waze app.
Several members of my family have access to the new blue-and-white AI search button, which allows them to search for destinations using AI. However, this feature is completely missing from my Waze app. I can only see the standard microphone icon.
What makes this particularly confusing is that some of my family members are using older iPhone models, including the iPhone 14 and iPhone X (iPhone 10), and they have access to this AI search feature. Meanwhile, I'm using a much newer iPhone 16 Pro…
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Add sun glare to select
Add sun glare to hazard weather conditions to select from!
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Dear Waze Development Team, Latvian language voise!
Dear Waze Development Team,
I am writing as a Waze user from Latvia to request the introduction of full Latvian voice search support in the Waze application.
Waze supports voice features in several languages, including Lithuanian, but Latvian voice search is still unavailable.
Latvian users would also like to use this feature in their native language.
We would like to be able to press the microphone button and say commands in Latvian, such as:
- Find Brivibas Street 100.
- Take me home.
- Find the nearest gas station.
I have already contacted Waze several times through different platforms over the past year, but unfortunately I have not received a response.
Could you please clarify:
- Why is Latvian voice search not currently supported?
- Is Latvian language support planned?
- When can Latvian users expect this feature?
We are not asking for special treatment. We simply want equal access to Waze features in our native language.
I would appreciate an official response.
Kind regards,
A Waze user from LatviaDear Waze Development Team,
I am writing as a Waze user from Latvia to request the introduction of full Latvian voice search support in the Waze application.
Waze supports voice features in several languages, including Lithuanian, but Latvian voice search is still unavailable.
Latvian users would also like to use this feature in their native language.
We would like to be able to press the microphone button and say commands in Latvian, such as:
- Find Brivibas Street 100.
- Take me home.
- Find the nearest gas station.
I have already contacted Waze several times through different platforms over the past year,…
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Obama voice navigation with street names, please!
Obama voice navigator with street names now, please!
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Be able to block roads only for you
Be able to block roads only for you would be great. Here in Stockholm we have some main roads in the city where you are not allowed to drive with studded winter tyres. It would be nice to be able to block them so that Waze does not have the ability to choose them.
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Option to Move Navigation Icons to the Left for Improved Driver Safety
I would like Waze to consider adding an option to move the Speed, Your Trip, Search, and Report an Issue icons from the right side of the screen to the left.
With larger, vertically oriented infotainment screens becoming increasingly common, these icons often sit farther away from the driver’s natural field of vision, especially in left-hand-drive vehicles. This requires drivers to look farther to the right, potentially increasing the time their eyes are off the road.
A simple Left/Right Icon Placement setting would offer three key benefits:
- Improved Safety: Reduces unnecessary eye movement and potentially shortens the time drivers look away from the road.
- Better Accessibility: Places frequently used controls closer to the driver for quicker, more convenient access.
- Greater Flexibility: Accommodates different screen sizes, vehicle configurations, and driver preferences without changing the default layout.
This small interface improvement has the potential to make Waze safer and more practical for everyday driving.
If you agree that drivers should have this option, please vote to help bring this feature to Waze!
I would like Waze to consider adding an option to move the Speed, Your Trip, Search, and Report an Issue icons from the right side of the screen to the left.
With larger, vertically oriented infotainment screens becoming increasingly common, these icons often sit farther away from the driver’s natural field of vision, especially in left-hand-drive vehicles. This requires drivers to look farther to the right, potentially increasing the time their eyes are off the road.
A simple Left/Right Icon Placement setting would offer three key benefits:
- Improved Safety: Reduces unnecessary eye movement and potentially shortens the time drivers look…
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Waze Please bring back SCARY CLOWN - miss his voice
Waze Please bring back SCARY CLOWN - miss his voice
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Average speed nz
Average speed zone in New Zealand maps was showing but now it’s not?? How and where can I get it to show again it was one of the best feature’s on Waze!!
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Gps coordinate
Subject: Feature Request / Parser Bug: Support DMS coordinate parsing with typographic symbols (Unicode primes/smart quotes)
Description:
The Waze search input parser fails to resolve valid geographic coordinates when pasted in the standard Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds (DMS) format containing typographic Unicode characters (such as curly apostrophes, prime, and double prime symbols).
Example of failing input:
50°9’49.079″N, 15°26’14.410″E
Root Cause & Steps to Reproduce:
1. Paste coordinates containing typographic prime symbols (’ U+2019 / ″ U+2033) or degree symbols (°) into the Waze search bar.
2. The search parser fails to sanitize/normalize the string into standard floating-point WGS84 decimal degrees (DD) before sending it to the geocoding service.
3. As a result, zero search results are returned for a completely valid geographic location.
Suggested Solution / Implementation:
Please update the search bar input regex / pre-processing pipeline to sanitize coordinates prior to geocoding:
Odrážka Normalize Unicode characters: Replace curly quotes (’, ‘), prime/double prime (′, ″), and typographic quotes with standard ASCII equivalents (', ") or strip them entirely.
Odrážka Regex Regex/Parser update: Implement robust regex matching for DMS input variations, converting standard/non-standard DMS formats (DD°MM'SS.s"N) directly to WGS84 Decimal Degrees (DD.dddddd) in the background before querying the geocoder.
Example Regex conversion logic:
Transform 50°9’49.079″N, 15°26’14.410″E \rightarrow 50.163633, 15.437336 seamlessly.Subject: Feature Request / Parser Bug: Support DMS coordinate parsing with typographic symbols (Unicode primes/smart quotes)
Description:
The Waze search input parser fails to resolve valid geographic coordinates when pasted in the standard Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds (DMS) format containing typographic Unicode characters (such as curly apostrophes, prime, and double prime symbols).
Example of failing input:
50°9’49.079″N, 15°26’14.410″E
Root Cause & Steps to Reproduce:
1. Paste coordinates containing typographic prime symbols (’ U+2019 / ″ U+2033) or degree symbols (°) into the Waze search bar.
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I am pleased to hear Waze ties with Garmin Live Track to show cyclists. Recommend Wahoo also; as a cyclist, how can I help?
I lost a friend and had many injured in Saturday’s drunk driver crash in Apex NC. I see Waze is now showing cyclists via Garmin’s live track. I suggest that’s about half the picture; recommend adding Wahoo’s similar live tracking. Also, how can I help? I ride with rear radar and front and rear cameras, lights, and bright clothing. Anything I can do to be more visible, I’m all for it.
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Waze mate improvement
We have to be able to report police on the other side by voice. Moreover Waze mate is terrible at understanding, I tried both English and Italian.
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URGENT - cyclists as pins on the road is more dangerous to cyclists
Hello, cyclist of 20 years. I road my first half century in 2005 on a mountain bike. In 2006, I bought my first road bike. I love people getting out on bikes and having a good time. Yet I also heavily modify my cycling (than just staying in the bike lane) to deal with dumb drivers who learned different road 'rules' (in order to have not been hit by a moving car in the 2 decades I have been riding for).
I would like to share my concerns with this PR announcement made today 10 Nov 2026 on instagram (with the help of Garmin’s API).
https://www.instagram.com/p/DfkCtnDFbk8/
Sharing exact pins of where a nearby cyclist is; might be about good intentions. However it is ALSO implying to drivers where cyclists ARE NOT on the road (by the absent of any pins). What I mean by this is Waze is telling drivers to be complacent that they are on a stretch of road that doesnt have any cyclists. Scary? You should be scared.
I have been navigating without any GPS for years and will continue to do so. The average cyclist around me might have a basic bike computer but how many actually are broadcasting their GPS location? 1%? 0.001%? Yes you might encourage other companies to share GPS locations but you will never have full picture of how many cyclists are on the road at a given moment.
Rather than sharing pins: ONLY share that a car is driving along a popular cycling road (based on time of day, day of the week.) At 01:00am, there likely will be no cyclists; but Saturday morning at 09:00am, there will be cyclists on that same stretch of road. Communicate that to drivers (they are in a high concentration of cyclists 'on their route there is an significant increase of cyclists’).
Now lets talk about cyclist physical safety from bad actors. I purposefully don’t transmit my GPS location or use public/private facing route information. I am not trying to establish patterns of life and protecting myself against a company from being hacked. Road rage is usually not premeditated but the individual(s) who bring pellet guns and drive around to find cyclists are looking for trouble. Either group, the Waze app will enable to be more persistent and more violent towards cyclist. (I assume this last cases of violence are even more remote of a chance but Waze is making it easier to track someone.) (I have had one experiencing where I had evade an enrage motorist. Cutting quickly through neighbourhoods and taking pedestrian only paths to make myself scarce. This is within the states. I also know someone who has been shot at with a pellet gun. I consider both of these instances to be in affluent neighbourhoods and quite safe to navigate under normal conditions.)
Please do not open yourself to being weaponised or increasing risk to cyclists. Unfortunately federal regulations usually happen AFTER dead bodies have been piling up. Instead think carefully about what you are actually doing here.
Hello, cyclist of 20 years. I road my first half century in 2005 on a mountain bike. In 2006, I bought my first road bike. I love people getting out on bikes and having a good time. Yet I also heavily modify my cycling (than just staying in the bike lane) to deal with dumb drivers who learned different road 'rules' (in order to have not been hit by a moving car in the 2 decades I have been riding for).
I would like to share my concerns with this PR announcement made today 10 Nov 2026 on instagram (with…
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מעקב קמ
להוסיף אפשרות להוציא דוח היסטוריית נסיעות וקמ
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notification
Bonjour,
Cela m’arrive déjà plusieurs fois : je reçois une alerte « véhicule sur le bas-côté ». Lorsque j’appuie sur « Oui » pour répondre, cinq alertes pour le même problème reviennent ensuite.
Ce serait bien de corriger cela : une seule alerte devrait suffire pour le même problème sur la route. Merci d’améliorer ce fonctionnement.1 vote -
prevent secondary collisions and save lives
Hello,
Following today's tragic 50-vehicle pile-up in Bulgaria, I'd like to suggest a potentially life-saving feature.
Could Waze and Google Maps use smartphone sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS) to automatically detect accidents and immediately alert approaching drivers?
Cross-checking signals from multiple nearby devices could help prevent false alerts.
Such a feature could prevent secondary collisions and save lives, especially in large highway pile-ups where every second matters.
Thank you for considering this idea!
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Can we please get a curling stone mood? 🥌
It just makes sense to see curling stones driving down a road.
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