Waze is ideal for quick reroutes and real-time alerts, while Google Maps offers deeper Gemini integration and more features. Here's my choice.

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The Google Maps and Waze icons on the screen of a car's infotainment system. - Allard1/Getty Images Google is the parent company behind both Waze and Google Maps, but, surprisingly, the latter isn't ...