Waze is playing even more nicely with Apple after it enabled CarPlay support back in September. The latest version of its iOS app lets you use Siri Shortcuts to find your way to a destination. You’ll be able to set up shortcuts for things like your morning commute, the drive home and directions to your […]
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Waze adds built-in audio player to spice up your commute
You won’t have to use Google Maps if you want a built-in music player to accompany Google’s navigation tools. In the wake of a Spotify tie-in last year, Waze has released beta versions of its Android and iOS apps with a native audio player that supports eight services in total. Deezer, iHeart Radio, NPR One, […]
Apple CarPlay gaining Google Maps, Waze capability
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Ford drivers can now control Waze map and navigation app hands free
From Bluetooth syncing to systems like CarPlay and Android Auto, the link between your smartphone and car grows closer every day. Today, Ford announced that its Sync 3 infotainment system will now have full Waze integration, meaning you can natively use the community-based traffic and navigation app in Ford vehicles. While we knew that has […]
Google refuses to fix Waze so it won’t route people on 32%-grade road
Enlarge / Downtown Los Angeles from the 110 Freeway in 2017. (credit: FG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) In the wake of complaints about Waze and similar smartphone traffic apps routing through the smaller streets of Los Angeles, one city councilman has decided to dig in and figure out what he can do about it. Paul Krekorian recently contacted […]
Ford is updating Sync with Waze and a driving assistant
Ford is updating its Sync infotainment software with a few new navigation options. Sygic is a name we haven’t heard in quite awhile, but the GPS company will bring its voice assistant to certain Ford vehicles. If your blue-oval-clad ride has Sync 3 and you’ve got Sygic’s nav app installed on your phone, you’ll be […]
Ford integrates Waze navigation app in Sync 3
One of the developments we’ve most appreciated in this new age of touchscreens and complex infotainment systems is phone integration in the form of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Being able to use those simple interfaces natively on the vehicle screen is fantastic. Now Ford is adding the navigation app Waze to the list of […]
Ford Adding the Waze Navigation App That’s Already on Your Phone to Sync 3
– Waze, a smart route-navigation service available for both Android and Apple smartphone users, is one of the most popular phone applications out there. It already had millions of users when Google purchased the company in 2013, and it has only grown in popularity since then. Now Ford is making Waze even simpler to use by integrating compatibility straight into […]
McLaren Does Supercar Minimalism, Palestinians Reroute Around Waze, and More This Week in the Future of Cars
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When Waze Won’t Help, Palestinians Make Their Own Open Source Maps
In a place and conflict where “facts on the ground” are endlessly contested, having access to good navigation maps and apps is more than a matter of getting there. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a2b2e8eeb4788232f942231/master/pass/jeruslem-FA-.jpg Feed: All Latest