A capable map app will save you time (and your sanity), but which one is best at dodging all the holiday season traffic? I tested both, and there's a clear winner.

Here’s an interesting application for commuters with GPS-enabled smartphones: Waze. Waze is a social traffic/mapping application. The idea is that Waze users leave the app running on their phone while ...

Have you heard about Waze, the crowd-sourced navigation app? If not, you’re about to, because Google is buying this Israeli company for $1 billion. This deal could give Google a major boost in the ...

Waze has become a must-have app for drivers thanks to the information it provides on traffic, but the Google-owned product is slowly becoming a modern weapon to fight traffic problems for authorities, ...

What's the best map app to navigate Houston's daily onslaught of traffic? For the Houstonians who shared their thoughts with the Chronicle, the No. 1 choice for help when commuting is Google-owned ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The latest updates to Google’s Waze app are truly making waves, giving users a heads-up on speed bumps and keeping their commute smooth and ticket-free. The app is redefining its ...

Google Maps and Waze continued to dominate the navigation app space this year, but the winner is clear; Apple Maps barely ...

There’s no stopping Waze, the crowdsourced app that offers free GPS navigation. The company announced today that it has raised another $30 million in growth funding, led by Horizon Ventures and ...

The limited-time option is all part of a a promotion for Freeman’s latest film. — -- Morgan Freeman may not have all the answers, but he can direct you around traffic and to your destination, ...

The Virginia Department of Transportation is dipping its toes into the digital crowd-sourcing arena in an effort to offer more real-time information to drivers. VDOT recently announced a partnership ...

Waze, the navigation assistant on my car’s video screen, warns me. Often. It uses the same calm voice that pilots use when turbulence is about to experienced. Thus, I’m alerted to a car on the side of ...