Dear community members,

We wanted to share an update that after careful consideration, we have made the decision to retire the Waze Carpool service.

As the world continues to recover from COVID-19, people are driving more than ever before and behaviors on the roads have changed. While Waze was predominantly a commuting app pre-COVID, today the proportion of errands & travel drives have surpassed commutes. This means we have an opportunity to find even more impactful ways to bring together a global community to share real-time insights and help each other outsmart traffic - this is what has always made Waze truly special.

We want to continue to make a real-world impact by doubling down on helping cities address mobility problems such as congestion, safety, sustainability and cost. In order for us to achieve this we will be retiring the Waze Carpool service to focus the company’s efforts on better supporting drivers on the road today.

We want to thank all Map Editors who helped us along the years in mapping Carpool related interest points, providing feedback and lots more. Thanks to your support, today Waze has 150 million strong monthly active users (our highest ever!), a thriving volunteer community, one of the most robust real-time traffic data sets anywhere and thousands of incredible city partners.

If you have any questions please respond here or reach out to your Community Manager.

Thanks,

Daliah, on behalf of the Waze Communities Team