Waze is teaming up with Garmin to make roads safer for cyclists, introducing real-time alerts that notify drivers when cyclists using compatible Garmin devices are nearby. The new feature brings Garmin’s LiveTrack technology into the Waze navigation experience, giving motorists an additional warning to slow down, pay attention, and share the road.

Announced on November 10, 2026, the collaboration allows cyclists to share their live location with Waze users while riding outdoors. Once enabled, their presence appears as a moving icon on the Waze map, accompanied by an alert for nearby drivers.

The idea is straightforward: give motorists an earlier indication that a cyclist is sharing the road, particularly in situations where cyclists might otherwise be difficult to spot.

How Waze’s live cycling alerts work

The feature builds on Garmin’s existing LiveTrack functionality, which allows users to share their real-time location during outdoor activities with family and friends.

With the new integration, Garmin extends that capability to Waze. Cyclists using a compatible Garmin Edge bike computer or Garmin smartwatch can opt in to location sharing through the Garmin Connect app when starting an outdoor cycling activity.

Once activated, their location can appear on Waze as a real-time, moving cyclist icon. Drivers using the navigation app receive a notification when a Garmin cyclist is nearby, providing a reminder to remain alert and give cyclists appropriate space.

Importantly, cyclists do not need to interact with Waze themselves to make this work. The location-sharing process is handled through Garmin’s ecosystem, while Waze delivers the alerts to motorists.

Privacy remains central to the integration

Sharing location information on public roads naturally raises privacy questions, but Garmin and Waze say the feature has been designed with those concerns in mind.

Participation is entirely optional. Cyclists must actively enable the feature through Garmin Connect, and location sharing is temporary and tied to an individual cycling session.

Drivers only receive an indication that a cyclist is nearby. They cannot see the cyclist’s identity, personal information, or specific route details through the Waze integration.

Location sharing also stops automatically when the cyclist ends the ride on their Garmin device. This means the feature does not continuously broadcast a cyclist’s whereabouts after an outdoor cycling session has finished.

The approach is intended to balance road awareness with personal privacy, allowing drivers to receive useful safety information without exposing individual cyclists’ identities.

Garmin LiveTrack gets another safety use case

LiveTrack is already a useful feature for Garmin users who want friends and family to follow their outdoor activities. It can share information such as real-time location, speed, and planned routes with designated contacts.

The Waze partnership expands that functionality beyond a cyclist’s personal network. Instead of limiting location sharing to people specifically invited to follow a ride, Garmin users can now make their presence visible to nearby motorists through Waze.

Garmin describes the collaboration as a first-of-its-kind integration designed to improve awareness between cyclists and drivers. Waze, meanwhile, sees it as another way to use its navigation platform and community-driven approach to help people make safer decisions on the road.

The partnership is particularly relevant because cyclists and motorists often share roads without having a direct way to communicate their presence. Navigation-based alerts cannot replace attentive driving or proper cycling infrastructure, but they can provide another useful layer of awareness.

Availability: Rolling out globally on Android and iOS

Waze and Garmin say Live Cycling Alerts are rolling out globally, starting November 10, 2026, on both Android and iOS.

Cyclists will need a compatible Garmin Edge bike computer or Garmin smartwatch, along with a compatible smartphone and the Garmin Connect app, to participate in the integration. Garmin’s LiveTrack functionality is available free of charge to users with compatible devices.

Drivers, meanwhile, can receive the alerts through the Waze mobile app. There is no separate cycling-tracking device or subscription required on the driver’s side.

Ultimately, the partnership gives Garmin cyclists another way to make their presence known to motorists while extending Waze’s community-driven safety features beyond traditional road hazards. It is a relatively simple integration, but one that could make an important difference in situations where an additional warning is all a driver needs to notice a cyclist ahead.