# Waze navigation and driver utility features

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/waze-navigation-and-driver-utility-features
> Updated: 2026-09-26T12:13:03.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Waze has introduced specialized navigation and utility features aimed at improving driver safety and convenience.

Initial updates focused on a safety-oriented routing setting that allows users to “Avoid difficult intersections.” This feature modifies the app’s algorithm to bypass hazardous road segments, such as those with poor visibility or complex multi-lane turns, in favor of intersections with better infrastructure and dedicated traffic lights. This functionality relies on hyper-local data provided by community editors.

Subsequent developments expanded the app’s capabilities to include customizable speed limit alerts and specific notifications for accidents, road hazards, or police presence. Users can also input vehicle identifiers and fuel types to optimize route planning. Additionally, a new parking feature allows drivers to mark their vehicle’s exact location on the map and supplement the marker with a photo to assist in locating the vehicle later.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-26: Waze offers specialized navigation and parking features

Waze provides various useful features including customizable speed alerts, fuel-based routing, complex maneuver avoidance, and a tool to mark and photograph parking locations.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/waze-offers-specialized-navigation-and-parking-features

### 2026-09-20: Waze navigation feature allows drivers to avoid difficult intersections

Waze users can activate an “Avoid difficult intersections” setting to prioritize safer, less stressful routes over the fastest mathematical paths.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/waze-navigation-feature-allows-drivers-to-avoid-difficult-intersections

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