The downside to Waze's system is that it's reliant on other active users on the road. So if you're the only Waze user for hundreds of miles, the app has no idea what's going on up ahead. Fortunately both services let you save maps offline for later use, though Google Maps is more upfront about it.

Google can't kill waze, its where a large part of their traffic congestion data comes from. This data is used on google maps to calculate best routes, but is collected from waze users. No waze users, no data. What prevents Google from collecting the same data from Maps users?

Waze is a community-driven navigation app created by an Israeli company and acquired by Google in 2013.

Step 1: Launch your Google Maps app or visit the website: maps.google.com. Step 2: Log into the Google account that is linked to the mobile number. Step 3: Click on the hamburger icon to load the app menu. Step 4: Select Your timeline, click the calendar icon, choose a date, and check its location history.