Before starting a trip, many drivers ask the same question: which navigation app gets you to your destination quicker? Both Google Maps and Waze use powerful real-time data and belong to the same ...

The application has recently been caught testing support for traffic lights; the feature is still in a very limited testing ...

Navigation apps live or die on the tiny details that shape every turn, and for years one missing detail has quietly held Waze back. Now the crowdsourced favorite is preparing to add full traffic light ...

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AAA auto club is touting a new emergency feature it is offering through the Waze and Google Maps navigation apps that, if you have car trouble, will alert other app users. More than another reason to ...

The dawn of the smartphone age had us cheering for GPS chips and easy, on-the-go navigation. No longer were we beholden to sites like MapQuest (which still exists as a mobile app, by the way) and ...

More than 140 million people use the Waze app, the Google-owned GPS navigation tool for drivers, in order to avoid traffic and find the most stress-free ways to get around. Now, with a new partnership ...

Google Maps is getting one of Waze's most-beloved features. Credit: stockcam via Getty Images Way back in 2013, Google acquired the map startup Waze. Fast forward just 11 years and one of Waze's stand ...

The search engine company is now combining the Google Maps and Waze teams. Members of the media watch a slideshow during a news conference about Google Maps on June 6, 2012 in San Francisco, ...