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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.  
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:'''
'''Current development focus includes:'''
* Upgrading the worldwide infrastructure to allow Waze to support the growing number of users while making the service more reliable
* Upgrading the worldwide infrastructure, allowing Waze to support the growing number of users while making the service more reliable
* Bug fixing
* Bug fixing
* Integrating features to generate revenue for Waze
* Integrating features to generate revenue for Waze
* Releasing feature equal clients for Android and iOS
* Releasing the same features for Android and iOS
* Adding the ability to search for location by UK postcodes
* Supporting correct routing of authorized vehicles on [[Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes]]. Waze currently supports taxis, and private vehicles.
* Supporting correct routing of authorized veichles on [[Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes]]
* Implementing a web interface to allow editors to immediately close streets for a specified period.


'''Recently completed:'''
'''Recently completed:'''
<!--* Making the Android version stable //Is not recent anymore -->
* Upgrading the [[Banks of servers|World servers]], which has increased the reliability and speed of [[Map Editing (new Editor)|editing maps]]
* 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
* Improved the routing in areas of Private Roads and Parking Lot roads
* ASR (Automated Speech recognition)
* 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
* TTS (Text to Speech voice guided: turn-by-turn instructions that announce the street names for upcoming turns) in multiple languages
* Gas price integration
* Gas price integration
* POI category search
* POI category search
* Toll Road avoidance
* Toll Road avoidance
* Time of day turn restrictions
* Time of day turn restrictions
* Time of day road directionality changes
* Time of day road directional changes
* Implementing road blocks and road closures
* Implementing road blocks and road closures

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