Is Waze Part of Google

Waze Mobile was acquired by Google in June 2013. The app generates revenue from hyperlocal advertising to an estimated 130 million monthly users.

Is Waze and Google Maps the same?

Despite being from the same company, and doing similar things, Google Maps and Waze look completely different. While Google Maps has the look of a more traditional app with all the on-screen information that provides, Waze takes a much simpler approach with fewer details and a cartoony design.

Why does Google keep Waze separate?

The iOS and Android Google Maps update now shows traffic reports from the Waze community. The sole purpose of Google behind acquiring Waze was to improve their mapping service and get the users to contribute via a community.