Waze Updates
Waze rolls out new features, including conversational reporting, personalized navigation, and motorcycle mode, using Google's Gemini AI assistant
Key points
- Waze introduces conversational reporting, allowing users to suggest map updates using voice commands
- Personalized navigation is now available, using Gemini to suggest routes based on user history and traffic patterns
- A new 'less chatty' mode reduces voice prompts during navigation, minimizing interruptions
- Motorcycle mode provides optimized routing, accounting for two-wheeled vehicles and hazards like potholes
- Features are rolling out globally on iOS and Android, with some features available in beta
Waze, the Google-owned navigation app, has announced several new features powered by Google's Gemini AI assistant. The updates aim to improve the user experience, providing more personalized and efficient navigation. The conversational reporting feature allows users to suggest map updates using voice commands, which are then verified by local map editors. Personalized navigation uses Gemini to suggest routes based on user history and traffic patterns, and can be turned on or off in settings. Additionally, a new 'less chatty' mode reduces voice prompts during navigation, minimizing interruptions to music or podcasts. Motorcycle mode provides optimized routing, accounting for two-wheeled vehicles and hazards like potholes.
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