Once you're part of Google, all of the "why is this different?" questions start to arise, and the company is slowly whittled down.įrom a product standpoint, it has never really been clear why Waze and Google Maps have been separate for so long. With the company's internal protector gone, two years later, Nest lost its independence and merged with Google Hardware. Google bought Nest, and after a few years of independent operation inside Google, the long-term, pre-acquisition CEO, Tony Fadell, left the company.
Advertisementįurther Reading Google CEO Sundar Pichai says productivity is “not where it needs to be”Waze's trajectory at Google sounds a lot like Nest. Google PR gave The Wall Street Journal an "everything is fine" statement, saying, "Google remains deeply committed to Waze’s unique brand, its beloved app and its thriving community of volunteers and users." The report also says that "Google said it planned to maintain Waze as a stand-alone service." It's hard to take that too seriously given that Google said Stadia " is not shutting down" two months before announcing Stadia would be shut down. Google bought Waze in 2013, and while it quickly moved to integrate traffic reports, it doesn't show all the Waze reports and doesn't push users to report road hazards the way Waze does. Waze's defining feature is crowdsourced reporting of road hazards-things like traffic, speed traps, construction-that will instantly show up for other Waze users.
You can view a world map, navigate places, look up points of interest, and see traffic data. Further Reading Android Automotive is getting its 38th app: WazeWaze is a mapping application that has miles of overlap with Google Maps.
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