Waze Rolls Out Its Big Conversational Reporting Feature – but Not Everyone Is Happy with It

Waze Rolls Out Voice Reporting for Easy Flagging of Roadblocks, Traffic Issues

With Conversational Reporting, tell Gemini what you see, and the AI will add it to the map. It's been in beta for a year; some users are finding it buggy at launch.

Waze rolls out its big Conversational Reporting feature – but not everyone is happy with it

The ability to record road hazards using only your voice and a bit of AI help is reaching more users.

Waze is rolling out voice-controlled Conversational Reporting of hazards

Navigation tools such as Waze and Google Maps not only help you find a route from A to B, but also provide information about road closure, vehicle breakdowns, police in the area, and hazards on the road. With this last item being reliant on reports from road users, Waze has been investigating ways to make do so easier. When you spot a hazard on the road and want to warn others, you have had to wait until you are able to stop to do so (safely, at…