Google's car-sharing app Waze: What does this mean for drivers?

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy For the estimated 50 million people who rely on it, the turn-by-turn navigation app Waze helps redirect users around traffic jams, accidents and other obstacles on the road. Unlike Uber, which last year launched UberPool, the company's self-styled "bold social experiment" that allows those signed up with the service to share cabs with customers looking for a ride in the same direction, Google's entry into car-sharing will be more limited. Despite these restrictions, it is easy to imagine Waze's expansion someday becoming a full-on ride-sharing service that competes with Uber. For now, though, Google's early limitations on Waze appear aimed at avoiding some of the regulatory struggles that have beset Uber around the globe.