From roundabout navigation to parking information, 6 new Waze features to try

Main points

• Waze has added six new features, such as around-the-island navigation and speed limit alerts.
• Some new features are already available in certain countries, including the United States and Canada.
• You can easily use these features to navigate roundabouts, learn about first responders, and know when speed limits change.

Waze is a popular driving navigation application owned by Google. It’s a community-based app that uses information from other Waze users to provide you with real-time traffic data, hazard warnings, accident information, speed trap locations, and more. The app uses all this information when calculating your route so that you can avoid congestion or get a more accurate estimated time of arrival if you have an incident along the way. You can use the app on your phone, and it’s even built into some cars.

Waze has announced that it is adding six new features to the app to help you get from point A to point B safely. Some of these features take advantage of the Waze app’s powerful social features, allowing other drivers to report issues such as emergency vehicles or sharp turns in the route. Here’s what you need to know about Waze’s new features and how to use them.

1 How to use Circle Navigation in Waze

No more guessing about the correct lane

Roundabout navigation in Waze is designed to help you make the right lane choices and tell you when to get on and off a roundabout. It makes navigating unfamiliar roundabouts much easier, so you don’t end up going in circles like Griswold in National Lampoon’s European Vacation. Here’s how it works.

1. Approaching a roundabout while navigating using the Waze app.
2. At the top of the screen you’ll see Visual indication of which lane or lanes you should usee.
3. Enter the designated lane.
4. Waze will then tell you when to exit the roundabout so you can continue on your route.

2 How to learn about first responders in Waze

Keep first responders safe

If an accident occurs, first responders often need to stop on the road. If this is the case and you are unaware of a parked vehicle ahead, it could put you and first responders at risk. Additionally, many U.S. states have laws requiring you to yield the right of way to allow first responder vehicles to pull over. This new feature will alert you to any emergency vehicles on your route so you can slow down or take a different route.

1. If an emergency vehicle is detected on your route, you will receive a notification about the distance ahead of the vehicle.
2. Slow down to a safe speed.
3. If the vehicle is there, click There Confirm to other Waze users on the Waze screen that the vehicle is still at that location.
4. If the emergency vehicle has left, click not there This information will be updated for other Waze users.

3 How to Know When Waze’s Speed ​​Limits Change

Never miss speed limit signs again

Sometimes the same stretch of road may have different speed limits at different locations. It’s easy to miss a speed limit sign and risk receiving a speeding ticket. This new feature notifies you when the speed limit ahead is reduced so you can adjust your speed.

1. As you approach a new speed limit that is lower than the current speed limit, you will see Speed ​​limit sign appears Show your route in the Waze app showing the new speed limit.
2. At the bottom of the screen you will see information about upcoming speed limits and how far awaygiving you time to slow down before reaching the new speed limit.
3. Once you enter a new speed limit, this message will disappear.

4 How to get warnings about speed bumps and toll plazas in Waze

Alerts for more types of road hazards

Waze already lets you post alerts about hazards like potholes or broken down vehicles so other Waze users can stay informed. This update includes the ability to get warnings about other types of hazards, including speed bumps, toll plazas and hairpin curves.

1. When you drive on Waze, you’ll see a symbol appear on your route map that contains icon indicate type adventure.
2. exist bottom of screenyou can see about Hazard type and how far away.
3. Once the danger is reached, the message disappears.

5 How to find the best parking options on Waze

View prices directly in the app

When you’re planning a trip, Waze can provide information about parking options near your destination and give you a list of options to choose from, including the option to provide electric vehicle charging. You can then choose to navigate directly to your parking location.

1. Search for your destination in Waze as usual.
2. When you select your destination, you’ll see Nearby parking lot The bottom part of the screen.
   • This information includes how long it takes to walk from the parking location to your destination, whether the parking lot is currently open, the star rating of the parking location based on Google reviews, and some pricing information about the cost of parking. You can also check to see if electric car charging is available.
3. tap View more parking spaces View information about other nearby parking spaces.
4. Once you’ve selected where you want to park, click the location on the map, then click Let’s go now.
5. Waze will now provide you with directions to your parking location.

6 How to view your favorite routes in Waze

See what you like best, even if it’s not the best way

We all have our favorite routes when driving to familiar places. For example, you might have a specific route that you always drive to and from get off work. It might not be the fastest route, but it might be more scenic or avoid speed bumps or other problems.

Sometimes, as you navigate, Waze will suggest different routes, but it won’t include the one you prefer to use because it’s not one of the best. With this new feature, Waze will also show you information about your usual routes, even if it’s not the best option right now.

1. Enter the location you want to navigate to as usual.
2. On the map you’ll see the best routes according to Waze, as well as your favorite routes.
3. If you swipe up on your current route, you’ll see alternative routes, which include routes you normally drive, labeled your usual route. You’ll see how long your typical route takes and can compare it to other route options.
4. You can choose any route, including your favorite routes.

FAQ

Q: When and where will the new Waze navigation feature be launched?

All features coming soon unless you’re on iOS

Emergency Vehicle Alert is available on Android and iOS platforms in the United States, Canada, France, and Mexico, with more countries coming soon. However, other new features won’t all be removed at the same time. If you’re on iOS, you may have to wait a little longer than your Android friends, which will only fuel the Android vs. iPhone debate.

Expanded hazard alerts, information about your favorite routes and speed limit alerts will be available globally for Android and iOS at the end of March. Roundabout messages will also roll out to Android users in March, but iOS users will have to wait until later this year to get the feature.

Parking information will be available on Android and iOS platforms in the U.S. and Canada “in the coming weeks,” but there’s currently no indication that the feature will expand beyond those countries.