Waze Starts Rolling Out Traffic Light Indicators

The navigation app Waze has begun a gradual rollout of traffic light indicators within its maps, a feature long available on competing platforms like Google Maps and Apple Maps. The update, which entered testing in December 2025, is now reaching a wider subset of users, though availability remains inconsistent and not universal.

The feature displays small icons of traffic signals along a driver's route, providing advance visual context for upcoming intersections. This can aid in smoother lane changes, safer braking, and better anticipation of stops, particularly on long, straight roads or just after curves. The addition addresses a frequent user request and brings Waze closer to feature parity with its major rivals, which have offered similar visual cues for several years.

Reports from user forums this week indicate a growing number of drivers, primarily in the United States, are now seeing the icons. Some users report having had access for a few weeks, while others gained it only in the past week or two. Many others, however, still do not see any traffic light indicators on their maps.

The staggered rollout appears to be managed server-side by Waze, meaning an app update alone...