Waze miscalculates the miles

[Yehuda25]

Everytime I type a destination into waze, it originally always has the wrong amount of miles, until you click go, anyone else have this?

[yakrot]

Everytime I type a destination into waze, it originally always has the wrong amount of miles, until you click go, anyone else have this?

I've always assumed the first number was distance from point a to point b. And the second number, after you click through is miles on the road. Either way to answer your question, I get it too.

[Yehuda25]

I've always assumed the first number was distance from point a to point b. And the second number, after you click through is miles on the road. Either way to answer your question, I get it too.

Im thinking that it bases the original number based on a previous location.

[Am]

Garmin does the same thing

[Yehuda25]

Garmin does the same thing

wait people actually use standalone gps these day? 

[Dr Moose]

I've always assumed the first number was distance from point a to point b. And the second number, after you click through is miles on the road. Either way to answer your question, I get it too.

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Every GPS works that way. It originally shows the miles "as the crow flies", and then the actual amount of driven miles.

[Yehuda25]

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Every GPS works that way. It originally shows the miles "as the crow flies", and then the actual amount of driven miles.

No. This is a miscalculation based on a previous location.

[shmueli2007]

Everytime I type a destination into waze, it originally always has the wrong amount of miles, until you click go, anyone else have this?

The distance you see at first is the ACTUAL distance between point a and point b (a straight line,) once you hit GO it tells you the distance you are going to drive( you dont drive in a straight line) 

[elikay]

I've always assumed the first number was distance from point a to point b. And the second number, after you click through is miles on the road. Either way to answer your question, I get it too.

same here

[steeeveknowsbest]

No. This is a miscalculation based on a previous location.

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You can rule this out easily if your last location was much further away. It clearly is measuring distance as the crow flies

[Yehuda25]

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You can rule this out easily if your last location was much further away. It clearly is measuring distance as the crow flies

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It clearly is misrepresenting your location using a location that you were previously at, instead of right away realizing your current location.

[yitrap]

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It clearly is misrepresenting your location using a location that you were previously at, instead of right away realizing your current location.

This shouldn't be that hard to verify. I'll be traveling to a different state tomorrow. I just opened waze to give it my current location. Tomorrow I'll check an address near my new location and I'll see if it gives me a high amount of miles or not...

[Venilla]

This shouldn't be that hard to verify. I'll be traveling to a different state tomorrow. I just opened waze to give it my current location. Tomorrow I'll check an address near my new location and I'll see if it gives me a high amount of miles or not...

So?

[yitrap]

So?s

Late tonight. Will report back then.

[WAM]

Does it ever initially report more miles than the actual drive? If yes, it can't be "as the crow flies".

[Yehuda25]

Does it ever initially report more miles than the actual drive? If yes, it can't be "as the crow flies".

I'M pretty sure it's done that to me, now i'm focusing on it so next time it happens ill take screenshots.

[MarkR]

wait people actually use standalone gps these day? 

I have a large(ish) screen Garmin in my minivan. I also have the old built-in navigation system (that I got ripped off by a lot for it). And I have my iPhone with waze, and my Android with Google Maps (and Waze). So that's 4 navigation systems at all times. I usually only use waze, sometimes I use waze with the Garmin.

[yitrap]

Just tried it, miles were correct before I hit go...

[steeeveknowsbest]

I have a large(ish) screen Garmin in my minivan. I also have the old built-in navigation system (that I got ripped off by a lot for it). And I have my iPhone with waze, and my Android with Google Maps (and Waze). So that's 4 navigation systems at all times. I usually only use waze, sometimes I use waze with the Garmin.

Here in Colorado a stand alone GPS is essential when you go to the mountains because as you get further up or out, the more you need GPS and the less likely your phone will work at all.