Overview
- Waze, which announced the changes on Monday, July 13, 2026, is rolling out personalized navigation and a new 'less chatty' voice mode globally on Android and iOS.
- Motorcycle Mode is live now in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and the Philippines and uses AI plus Waze’s real-time traffic data to surface two‑wheeler shortcuts, restrictions and rider hazards like potholes and raised crosswalks.
- Gemini powers Conversational Reporting that lets users speak map updates such as road closures and routes those suggestions to local human map editors for verification before changes go live.
- A Gemini-powered Destination Search (quick chat) that answers natural‑language queries is available to the Waze beta community globally, while personalized route suggestions learn from past trips and can be turned off in settings.
- The update builds on Waze’s crowdsourced map model by combining volunteer/local editors with Gemini AI, a move that aims to speed reporting and improve rider safety while raising familiar questions about personalization and data use.