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New features have been added to Waze navigation app users as part of a comprehensive update. Two of them concern voice-controlled features.
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In addition to traffic information, you can now also send neighborhood updates to Waze, such as road closures or out-of-date addresses, using voice input. To do this, you simply talk to the app and it relays the information to Waze staff.
You can find goals in the same way. Describing where you want to go. For example, you could say, “Find the gas station with the lowest prices near me.” The app then provides suggestions. Waze uses Google’s Gemini for these features. Other features of the app also already rely on artificial intelligence.
Another small innovation is the so-called less conversational mode. At the same time, users receive only the most important information about the route through voice output. This is designed to make navigation less distracting from other media, such as podcasts or music, according to the Waze blog.
Motorcycle routes and additional personalization
Completely new is the ability for the motorcyclist to choose a route created specifically for a given vehicle. Gemini is also used here. Real-time traffic information is used to display potholes, speed bumps, raised crosswalks or the ends of shoulders.
AI helps motorcyclists find shortcuts and limits. The feature is initially available only in six countries in South America and the Philippines. Publications for other countries will follow.
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Personalized routes are the second important innovation. To do this, Waze analyzes the routes you have already taken and thus determines your preferences. Based on these, new routes are first proposed. If you drive on the highway often, Waze will show this route as your preferred route. If you do a lot of driving on country roads, it will most likely be routes like these. This feature is optional and can also be disabled.
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