Back to School 2023

Back to School 2023

Going back to school every year is a moment when traffic also says goodbye to the holidays. At that same moment, during rush hour, children return to the school gate, either on their own or with their parents or guardian. After the holidays, these road users need to...
Waze now supports Electric Vehicles in Belgium

Waze now supports Electric Vehicles in Belgium

Finding a charging station for your electrical vehicle won’t be difficult any more. Since the start of last week, Waze has added full support for electric charging points on the Waze map. You’re now able to enter your car and plug type into the Waze map....
Back to School 2023

Back to School

Going back to school every year is a moment when traffic also says goodbye to the holidays. At that same moment, during rush hour, children return to the school gate, either on their own or with their parents or guardian. After the holidays, these road users need to...
No map updates for a month

No map updates for a month

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Waze announced that the daily map updates are put on hold for about a month. This means that the editing community will be unable to push changes to the app. We are also unable to resolve all issues reported by users due to this. We...
Waze is ready for the zone 30 introduced in Brussels

Waze is ready for the zone 30 introduced in Brussels

The region of Brussels has decided to change its default speed limit on January 1, 202. The general speed limit within the city centre has gone down from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. Major thoroughfares are often not affected by this and have received speed limit signs that...
Lane guidance in Apple CarPlay (and Android Auto!)

Lane guidance in Apple CarPlay (and Android Auto!)

As of today, the lane guidance feature has become available in Apple CarPlay. This feature was already present in the Waze app, but it took some longer to get it approved for the in-car navigation solution. You don’t need to do anything to activate this feature....
Emergency corridor compulsory at standstill traffic

Emergency corridor compulsory at standstill traffic

As of today (October 1), the creation of an emergency corridor has become compulsory in Belgium. Drivers need to do this when standstill traffic happens on motorways with two or more lanes. These emergency corridors give emergency vehicles a quicker access to the...
Back to School 2023

Back to school 2020 edition

Back to school this year is more important than ever. Being able to go back to work as well! During rush hours, children go back to school independently or accompanied by their parents or supervisor. In the meantime, most workers are returning to work as well. After...
Lane guidance added in the Waze app

Lane guidance added in the Waze app

If you were to ask yourself “Which feature is missing in Waze?”, it is very likely “lane guidance” will top your list. This doesn’t surprise us as it has been one of the most requested features within Waze for years. As of today, this will no longer...
Railroad crossings added to Waze!

Railroad crossings added to Waze!

A couple of days ago, Waze added support for railroad crossing alerts. The Waze app now contains over 1200 railroad crossing alerts in Belgium. Improving safety Waze is a free GPS navigation app for your smartphone, which alerts you of dangers on the roads as well....