Waze gets built-in car app with real-time routing, navigation, and more

Waze is rolling out a new, dedicated app for select cars equipped with Google. The experience is now available, beginning with specific Renault vehicles. Waze continues to follow drivers’ requirements everywhere they go as more drivers engage with in-car platforms, the company noted in a blog post. Continue reading “Waze gets built-in car app with real-time routing, navigation, and more”

Android Auto gets Waze support, will be available for everyone via standalone app

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Google has updated Android Auto with new features and major improvements. Soon, users who don’t have Android Auto compatible cars will also be able to use the service via a standalone app.

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Waze navigation app for Android and iOS updated with revamped UI and more

Google’s Waze social navigation app for Android and iOS has received several updates. The latest 3.8 version of the app now get UI makeover with a redesigned main menu.

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Google reportedly to buy Waze for $1.3 Bn

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Waze is a one-of-a-kind GPS navigation service, in which some real time data depends on crowd sourced data from users all over the world using its app. Recently, Waze touted an impressive number of 50 million users on its service. It has been rumoured for quite some time that Waze has been on sale and many biggies like Facebook, Apple and Google were in talks to acquire the Israeli company. But if the recent reports from Israel are to be believed, Google has apparently won the race and is all prepared to buy Waze for a cool $1.3 Bn, which is more than what Facebook paid for Instagram.

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