Waze Allegedly Clogged Streets and Directed Drivers to Make Unsafe Traffic Decisions

April 1, 2015

Waze, aiming to reduce travel times, has allegedly contributed to increased traffic congestion and directed drivers towards potentially unsafe and often unauthorized traffic decisions. These actions have been denounced as a potential threat to public safety by a Los Angeles city council member.

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Alleged deployer: waze
Alleged developer: waze
Alleged harmed parties: sherman-oaks-residents, waze-users, los-angeles-city-government

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