Waze
Realtime driving directions based on live traffic updates from Waze

Waze is a community-driven GPS navigation app that provides real-time driving directions, live traffic updates, and road condition alerts. It crowdsources data from millions of drivers to help users find the fastest routes and avoid congestion, accidents, and hazards. The app is widely used for daily commutes and long-distance travel.
Waze crowdsources live traffic data from its community of drivers and uses it to calculate and update the fastest routes in real time.
drivers and daily commuters
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- free
- Company
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