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'''Current development focus includes:'''
'''Current development focus includes:'''
* Fixing annoying bugs
* Upgrading the worldwide infrastructure, allowing Waze to support the growing number of users while making the service more reliable
* Upgrading the [[Banks of Servers|North America servers]] for USA and Canada
* Bug fixing
* Getting European and UK [[glossary|base maps]] (map grids) in place
* Integrating features to generate revenue for Waze
* Adding the ability to search for location by UK postcodes
* Releasing the same features for Android and iOS
* [[Bugs can occur when deleting junctions]] is known and being taken care of
* Supporting correct routing of authorized vehicles on [[Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes]]. Waze currently supports taxis, and private vehicles.
 
'''Recently completed:'''
* Upgrading the [[Banks of servers|World servers]], which has increased the reliability and speed of [[Map Editing (new Editor)|editing maps]]
* Improved the routing in areas of Private Roads and Parking Lot Roads
* ASR (Automated Speech recognition)
* TTS (Text to Speech voice guided: turn-by-turn instructions that announce the street names for upcoming turns) in multiple languages
* Gas price integration
* POI category search
* Toll Road avoidance
* Time of day turn restrictions
* Time of day road directional changes
* Implementing road blocks and road closures
* Implementing road blocks and road closures
* Supporting [[Car pool, (HOV), Transit Lanes]]
* Being able to route through connected parking lot roads, when you start on a parking lot road
* Supporting reports that apply to both directions of travel, not just your direction or the opposite direction
* Making [[road reports]] that apply to a location other than your current location
* Providing a status log so that items identified or dealt with will be announced
'''Recently completed:'''
* Making the Android version stable
* Upgrading the [[Banks of Servers|World servers]], which has increased the speed of [[Map Editing|editing maps]] in [[Cartouche]]

Latest revision as of 20:48, 16 January 2019

Waze is growing fast in features and popularity. This is not a complete list of development areas, but should reassure you that Waze is aware of your concerns and is working to make things better.

Current development focus includes:

  • Upgrading the worldwide infrastructure, allowing Waze to support the growing number of users while making the service more reliable
  • Bug fixing
  • Integrating features to generate revenue for Waze
  • Releasing the same features for Android and iOS
  • Supporting correct routing of authorized vehicles on Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes. Waze currently supports taxis, and private vehicles.

Recently completed:

  • Upgrading the World servers, which has increased the reliability and speed of editing maps
  • Improved the routing in areas of Private Roads and Parking Lot Roads
  • ASR (Automated Speech recognition)
  • TTS (Text to Speech voice guided: turn-by-turn instructions that announce the street names for upcoming turns) in multiple languages
  • Gas price integration
  • POI category search
  • Toll Road avoidance
  • Time of day turn restrictions
  • Time of day road directional changes
  • Implementing road blocks and road closures