wase timeline

  • the wase set up

    the wase set up
    in 2006' Ehod shabtay set up a community venture.
    The goal of the venture was to "create, with the help of the community of users, a free digital database of the Land of Israel, and ensure the free use, content and distribution of non-commercial content, as convenient as possible.
  • the name WASE

    the name WASE
    About two years later, in 2008, a message was posted on the venture's website: "We have a new name and address and from now on we are called "WASE"
  • The first employees

    The first employees
    the company employed 80 employees - 70 in Ra'anana, Israel and 10 in Palo Alto, California.
  • google buy wase

    google buy wase
    Google announced that it had bought the wase for $ 966 million.
    The app used about 51 million drivers!
  • Mobile World Congress competition

    Mobile World Congress competition
    The app won the Mobile World Congress competition "Best Application."
  • RideWith

    RideWith
    In 2015, the company released a joint travel service app called RideWith. (Shared ride - mode of transport in which several passengers share the same ride)
  • wase lawsuit

    wase lawsuit
    a federal lawsuit was filed in Delaware State Court in the United States against Israeli source company against Google, the owner of the Waze application, for infringement of two traffic monitoring technology patents, allowing drivers to avoid traffic jams
  • built in- navigation

    built in- navigation
    The company announced the integration of Waze as the built-in navigation system for several automakers
  • Access Extension to wase

    Access Extension to wase
    From 2018, Waze can also be used on Apple's CarPlay, after which only the company's map service and other navigation apps could be used.
  • music in wase

    music in wase
    Waze launched the result of a collaboration between them and music streaming companies such as Spotify and Apple Music to operate the various music apps right out of Waze.