May 2022
Hello Editors!
It's time for the monthly Editors Community Newsletter!
Thank you for all your contributions and enjoy the FULL VERSION below :)
Waze Communities Team.
Last Chance! Take the Waze Editors Communities Survey
Don't forget to take the Fourth Annual Waze Editors Communities Survey!
Your feedback is vital in our mission to provide Editors a better experience.
Share your thoughts with us and take the survey here!
It's Meetup Season!
After 2 years of virtual events, we're excited to meet the Community in person:
In recent weeks, we met the US SCR and the Portuguese Communities for local meetups and had the AMAZING NA Mega Meetup! Local Meetups for DACH, France, Israel, Malaysia and Mexico are around the corner. Check out the full list here and be sure to sign up!
Exciting Release!
Version 4.82.5 is full of fun updates, like getting the reason for a reroute, seeing more detailed hazard pins on the map and the ETA card showing up in the StartState drawer.
What's new on WME?
The Far Lanes feature on Junction Boxes is now live in IL and open to beta for NA and ROW! This means Beta Editors around the world can map lanes on Junction Boxes, to create lane guidance for complex junctions.
Communities Hackathon - Support the Participants!
This month's Office Hours will take place on Sunday, May 22nd and will be dedicated to Hackathon participants, telling us about their ideas for the Hackathon! Sign up here to watch and cheer them on.
Watch the Recording: Ask Me Anything, with Waze Chief of Product
We recently had a special Office Hours session with Steph Hannon, Waze Chief of Product. Steph answered Community questions and shared her story! Click here to watch the replay.
The Brazilian Community discusses the Toll tool
A few years ago, when it was time to map toll roads, the Brazilian Community was one of the first to update their map. Now, they felt like it was time to improve the tools Editors use for mapping toll roads and pricing, and had a meeting to discuss it. They brainstormed and reached valuable insights to help Editors use the toll tool and also shared some great suggestions with Staff.
Announcing New Voices: Meet Eduardo, Fatimah and Ahmad
We are so excited to introduce the Community to Eduardo, our new Spanish prompt voice- and Fatimah and Ahmad, our new TTS Arabic voices! A very special thank you to all the Localizers who helped with this project!
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