Posts Tagged ‘Real-Time Gas Prices’

Colombia Wazers Can Now Navigate to Cheap Gas

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

Wazers in Colombia can now find the cheapest, closest gas stations on or along their route, thanks to the launch of Waze’s real-time gas price feature in the South American nation.

The launch makes Colombia the 24th country where the real-time gas feature is available, and the third in South America, after Panama and Brazil.

For the feature to work effectively, Colombia Wazers (and all drivers with the gas price feature) need update the prices they see at a gas station for the community. The better crowdsourcing gas price data YOU contribute, the more drivers who will get to save $$$ on gas! Do your part — so that no one has to fill up at one station when a better price is just down the street!

The Colombia launch is credited to the work of the map editing community there, which mapped out 1,200 of their countries’ gas stations in the Waze map editor.

In order for us to enable our real-time gas price feature in more countries, the map editing community needs to add up to 70% of a country’s total gas stations to the Waze map.

To update gas prices — just click on the Report button and choose Gas Prices whenever you’re at or near a gas station.

Real-Time Gas Prices Launch in Czech Republic, Norway and Panama

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

We’re happy to share that Wazers in the Czech Republic, Norway and Panama can kick off the new year by saving some money at pump. Drivers in these 3 countries are the latest to enjoy Waze’s real-time gas prices feature.

Waze’s real-time gas price feature is 100% crowdsourced. This latest launch is credited to the fastidious work of the Czech, Norway and Panama map editing communities, which mapped out the majority of their countries’ gas stations in the Waze map editor.

With this feature, drivers in these countries can update one another on the latest gas prices at various gas stations on or along their route.

Update gas prices each time you drive and the entire Waze community will benefit, making it easier for drivers to quickly locate the most inexpensive gas stations.

We know first hand just how negative the effect of high gas prices has had on your lives. In October, a poll we ran in Italy revealed that 70% of Italian commuters in Milan, Rome and Naples have adjusted their daily driving habits to cope with increasing fuel costs.

The real-time gas price feature is active in more than 20 countries, including the United States, Spain, and New Zealand and more. In order for us to enable our real-time gas price feature in more countries, the map editing community needs to add up to 70% of a country’s total gas stations to the Waze map. Currently, the map editing community has added an astounding 170,000 gas stations to the Waze map, worldwide!

To update gas prices — just click on the Report button and choose Gas Prices whenever you’re at or near a gas station.

Do you rely on Waze’s real-time gas prices?