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'''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
* Adding the ability to search for location by UK postcodes
* Supporting correct routing of authorized veichles on [[Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes]]
* Supporting correct routing of authorized vehicles on [[Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes]]. Waze currently supports taxis, and private vehicles.
* Implementing a web interface to allow editors to immediately close streets for a specified period.
* 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

Revision as of 17:49, 29 January 2016

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
  • 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.
  • Implementing a web interface to allow editors to immediately close streets for a specified period.

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