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Waze launches lane guidance, trip suggestions, traffic alerts, and more

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Waze is rolling out a host of new features starting today, as the Google-owned navigation app looks to increase its utility at a time when demand for transport apps has diminished due to the pandemic. The company, which Google acquired …

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Google-Owned Waze To Close Sales Office In S’pore And APAC – Axes 5% Of Global Workforce

Waze, the Google-owned navigation and mapping service, will lay off 5 per cent of its global workforce, said its CEO Noam Bardin in an email announcement to employees. This equates to about 30 people out of its 555-strong global workforce. It did not mention how many of its Singapore staff are …

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Waze reports 60% drop in miles driven globally during pandemic

Waze has released data revealing the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping drivers off roads around the world. The navigation app, which Google acquired for more than $ 1 billion back in 2014, is used by 130 million people globally for turn-by-turn navigation and real-time travel updates provided …

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