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Waze app will now alert you when driving over the speed limit

The Waze maps app— the one Google acquired a few years back to improve its own mapping services—today announced a new features that will warn drivers when they are driving over the speed limit. 

Now when you’re using the Waze app to navigate, you’ll automatically see a visual warning (pictured above) if you go over the speed limit, and you can also manually set audio warnings for reaching the limit or hitting 5, 10 or 15% over.

Whether you’re driving on new and unfamiliar roads or a place where speed limits change with the season, you’ll no longer be in the dark. Waze will keep you aware of your speed, reminding you to slow down and drive safely… To see speed limits you don’t need to change a thing. If you’re driving over the limit, a visual alert will appear on the Waze speedometer. It will stay there until your speed drops below the limit.

And like many of the other features in Waze, the data for speed limits is being sourced by the community with the company noting that its contributors have “input and verified speed limits on our Map Editor” to make the feature possible.

The new speed limit warnings feature is rolling out first to Waze users in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, Tobago and Uruguay alongside today’s announcement. But the company says it will arrive later for users elsewhere.

You can download the free Waze app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store.

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Comments

  1. crichton007 - 8 years ago

    So you mean Waze will not shut up when I’m behind the wheel?

  2. Nick Ribecca - 8 years ago

    US??

  3. appleisgrindingmygears - 8 years ago

    I wonder how it’s going to do that if the app does’nt know the speed limit for certain roads unless you have to enter it.

  4. fabularburb - 8 years ago

    I wish it worked with Apple Watch.

    • Josh Chace (@JOSHinHD) - 8 years ago

      Yes – because I want you staring down at your wrist while you’re driving.

      • tinman8443 - 8 years ago

        Actually, the wrist based tapping navigation for the default maps app is pretty good, and doesn’t require you to look at your wrist at all.

  5. Kevin Consen - 8 years ago

    Can anyone tell me if Waze supports Car Play? Can’t find anything conclusive and I’ll be getting Car Play soon D:

  6. nwmike - 8 years ago

    No USA support.

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Jordan writes about all things Apple as Senior Editor of 9to5Mac, & contributes to 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, & Electrek.co. He also co-authors 9to5Mac’s Logic Pros series.