Waze makes no guarantee that its maps or directions are accurate, and if you follow Waze's navigation and something goes wrong, that is entirely your risk and responsibility.
Waze explicitly disclaims any warranty that its navigation directions are accurate or safe, meaning if you follow Waze's route and end up in danger — a closed road, a hazardous area, or an accident — the legal risk is entirely yours, not Waze's.
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Compare across platforms →A blanket disclaimer of accuracy for a navigation service that millions of drivers use to make real-time routing decisions while operating vehicles creates a meaningful safety risk that consumers may not appreciate when agreeing to the terms.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Blanket as-is disclaimers for safety-adjacent consumer services implicate FTC Act Section 5 (deceptive practices if the service is marketed as reliable for navigation), the EU Product Liability Directive (currently under revision to include software/digital services), California's implied warranty of merchantability under Commercial Code §2314, and potentially NHTSA regulations if Waze's navigation system interfaces with vehicle telematics. The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes due diligence obligations on platforms that could extend to accuracy of safety-critical information. (2)
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