Does Waze consider smaller roads into it's routing?

[xteejx]

Ok it's taken a good half hour, but there's nothing on any of those routes that is jumping out at me there.
My only suggestion would be, go the way you think is best with Waze running, let it keep rerouting and at the point where it starts following you the way you want, drop a Map Error report, as this will probably be the point where there is an error (if any).
It could be that even with the M6 and Toll backed up, Waze's algorithm isn't accounting for other possibilities because of the "importance" of using supposedly faster roads like motorways.
There are some URs in and around these routes, but I don't see any that would affect routing. I would say it's a lack of data, but looking at the number of GPS tracks around there, it's definitely not that.

[xteejx]

I completely agree.
So the problem isn't that there aren't reports on those Motorways, as you say there are plenty of wazers around Brum. Seems from the evidence it's the routing algorithm being stupid.
On a Friday evening, do you see automated waze reports (the coloured roads) on them motorways? Could be a lack of historical data if everyone just avoids it.

[xteejx]

Hmm... Maybe this is one to give directly to Waze. Give them all of this information through the NanoRep section on the Support page. Their algorithms may need tuning or refining.


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[xteejx]

As far as I can tell there are no problems that would cause this. It appears to be a routing algorithm error.

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[xteejx]

Which seems to suggest that Brian is in fact correct.
I never used to be routed around a particular traffic build up at the same time every day. It wasn't until enough data was gathered on that road and the alternatives that Waze understood what it was like.
Include map errors, and the chances of it ever working are near on impossible.

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[xteejx]

Also, the way the algorithms work will never be divulged by Waze. It's their secret sauce, so we as editors and users can only speculate on how it works.

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They are probably going to sell anonymous drive data, yes. They would have no need to supply any internal code with it...

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