Waze's latest update is all about Gemini, and it's picking up your driving habits too
- On Monday, Google announced a global update for Waze, integrating Gemini AI to introduce personalized routing, motorcycle-specific navigation, and a "less chatty" voice setting for drivers.
- Personalized navigation analyzes previous driving trips and traffic data to suggest routes tailored to user preferences, allowing drivers to prioritize highways over local streets with multiple stops.
- AI-Powered motorcycle mode offers specialized navigation for smaller vehicles by identifying narrow streets and hazards like potholes or speed bumps, rolling out in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines.
- Alternatively, users can toggle a "less chatty" mode to minimize voice interruptions, or use Gemini-powered conversational reporting to communicate map issues and destination queries naturally.
- While most updates are rolling out globally on Android and iOS, the conversational destination search feature remains limited to the Waze beta community as the company expands its AI capabilities.
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Google has given Waze a batch of new features, most of them powered by Gemini. The headline additions are a motorcycle mode, personalised routing, conversational map editing, and Gemini-powered destination search, The Verge reports. The most interesting one does the opposite of what you would expect. It is called less chatty mode, and it makes the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Waze is adding a bunch of AI-powered features including Motorcycle Mode, Personalized Navigation and more
Waze is a very popular navigation app, and with good reason. The unique way it alters your route to avoid even the slightest bit of traffic has endeared it to many, and lets you drive through places you may not have seen otherwise. The good news is it sounds like Waze is about to get even better, with a bunch more features — including a brand new Motorcycle Mode.While motorbikes can take many of the same routes as cars, which isn't always true f…
Waze gains Gemini voice search and cuts driver alerts in less chatty mode
Seven countries gain motorcycle mode as less chatty mode cuts voice alerts for music fans. Four Gemini tools launch today with no adoption figures disclosed. Continue reading this article on ppc.land. Sign up the PPC Land newsletter to get the latest marketing news.
Waze adds new AI-powered features and customization updates
Some of the new features are powered by Google's Gemini AI assistant, which reflects the tech giant's broader push to integrate Gemini across its products while also better positioning Waze to compete with rival services such as Apple Maps.
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