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Comment by aceazzameen | Hacker News Reader

I'm actually happy it's stagnant. It works well and I don't want it ruined because someone is under pressure to ship a new feature.

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But in Google-land, doesn't that mean it's next on the chopping block?

Google puts things on the chopping block due to small userbase or not enough user growth. A very large user base product but which has stagnated should be fine as long as users don't start leavign

Waze was bought to keep it away from Google Maps. Google actually doesn't want it to succeed.

Yes and no. Waze provides data points to Google Maps that it wouldn't otherwise have. Like crashes, objects on road, cars pulled over, police speed traps, etc. Waze users provide that data, and Google Maps gets to display it for free. The day when that data input capability is merged into Google Maps completely is when Waze will be shut down and the user experience will slowly be enshitified.

Take search for example.

Recently they updated Android Auto version of Waze with new UI and it hasn't been as usable since. Route changing features (or some of them) have disappeared somewhere

And also it's nearly impossible to report or confirm hazards for those with a trackpad input. I'd have rather it did remain stagnant, lol!

I dream of using a Stream deck for physical buttons for reporting hazards instantly.

I wish I had permanent "Police reported this side", "police reported that side", "vehicle on shoulder", "Road hazard" buttons immediately accessible like my hazard lights are. Having to tap through a few screens of navigation in the app is annoying.

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