Waze becomes Tour de France's Official Traffic Manager

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Waze and Tour de France (and Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift) have announced a three-year sponsorship of the prestigious cycling race. The Tour is the latest event to join over 300 event producers as a Waze Global Partner. This will make the community-based navigation app the Tour's Official Traffic Manager. Waze calls it a "first-of-its-kind" collaboration with the company providing tools, data, and insights to drivers, athletes, and fans. Ahead of the start line, Waze's community of volunteer map editors will update the maps with 4,000km of road closures, start and finish points, temporary car parks, and live traffic speeds. These updates will help ensure that drivers can navigate event traffic. 

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Waze partners with Kehlani for the ultimate road trip

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Waze's latest collaboration is with American singer, songwriter, and dancer Kehlani. You can join them for a ride and get to know their personal stories while you're out driving yourself. You can choose between two Moods inspired by Kehlani's music. One is Flowing Mood, encapsulating the emotion of their latest album, Blue Water Road. Another is the Captivating Mood, which represents the camera they always keep nearby. Ride in Kehlani's signature El Kehmino vehicle (inspired by their own '81 El Camino). And, of course, listen to their curated Spotify playlist, which you can stream through the Waze Audio Player. The Drive with Kehlani experience is available in English starting today, June 6, and for a limited time.

Waze lets you drive with royalty until June 7

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In celebration of the Platinum Jubilee, Waze offers a Queen-inspired experience on its app. When you activate voice navigation, you'll "serve at the young queen's pleasure" while teaching you things like the "proper" way to pronounce "ma'am," secrets to handbag messages, and other etiquette-related lessons. The Moods you can choose from including a "stern guard," "a true royal," or a dog of your choice (Playful, Loyal, and Pampered). 

In royal fashion, you will drive around in a Royal Limo. You can check out the whole Queen experience in the My Waze section of the app. There should be a Queen banner to activate. This experience is available until June 7 in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Apple Music comes to Waze

If you use Waze and Apple Music on your iPhone, we're happy to report that the music streaming service is now on Waze for the iPhone. You can now access your favourite Apple Music content directly from the Waze Audio Player. You can access curated playlists, Apple Music Radio, and more even while navigating traffic. 

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