I was looking at Weather Hazard list and isn’t it possible and be better if they were buttons?
It’s nice to know if it’s raining but it would be better if I could post how hard in weather? By how much visibility is affected?
For driving safety thing too? I would like to use voice commands all the time but with two little kids in the car constantly, it is hard to do.
Another thought is on Road Conditions. If I could report hydroplane zone or black ice be awesome!
A “reduced traction” or “slippery road” condition is plenty to cover nearly every single possibility for ice, snow, water, oil, gravel, etc., which reduce or eliminate traction. By the weather outside, it’s pretty obvious which it is. Oil/gravel: just slow down, you don’t really need to know which it is.
I would second that suggestion, I can see if its raining but maybe not know how long and therefore if there is a risk of localized flooding leading to hydroplaning etc.
I do agree with these additions as well as adding “HIGH WINDS” to the weather button. Here’s in So Cal we may not get snow but winds going by mountain passes can get so strong it can topple semi-trucks.
IN my part of the world (Malaysia), we get a lot of floods where roads are impassable by traffic and in many cases, it’s a dangerous condition as cars can skid and aquapan.
It’s be good to get an option under Hazard->weather->flood.
Cool. Was not aware of that. I was using Waze just last Dec when I was in California. SHould have tried Voice activated commands then.
I do hope that you guys would roll out voice activated commands ASAP for global use as it’s really a quantum leap in safety when driving. I know that Waze allows only passengers to use reports when on the road. But, let’s face it, there is a lot of lone drivers who is using Waze while on the move and there is no choice but to use it to report road conditions while driving. I understand from a legal point of view Waze would like to exclude liability arising from it’s use if there is an accident, so, voice activated commands will be a good feature.
As for the global roll out for this feature, I would understand that dialect and accent will be an issue. But then again, there are many who could master and speak the NA accent without any problems. Even if the majority don’t speak the accent, at least they can try and benefit from it.
From your list, linked elsewhere, it looks like we’ve got a choice of “hurricane” or “tornado.” A good stiff wind, as I ran into tonight and tried to report, is neither.
I like the button idea. The voice commands aren’t very reliable with my iPhone dash mounted and a good deal of road noise.
High winds would be a good addition, round here there are a lot of open exposed roads that casue difficult driving conditions esp for large sided vehicles
