If you’ve ever felt like your navigation app was built strictly for a sedan—ignoring the fact that your two wheels can squeeze through gaps a car can’t, or that a pothole that’s a minor annoyance for a driver is a genuine safety hazard for you—you aren’t alone. For years, motorcyclists have been forced to manually adjust their riding or settle for car-optimized routes that just didn’t quite fit the reality of the road. That changes starting today.

Waze just rolled out a fresh suite of updates that officially welcomes riders into the fold with a dedicated “Motorcycle mode.” It’s an AI-powered shift that goes beyond just changing an icon. The app is now designed to account for two-wheeler-specific shortcuts and restrictions, helping you find routes that actually make sense for a bike. Perhaps more importantly, it proactively surfaces hazards that are notoriously tricky for motorcyclists—think potholes, speed bumps, raised crosswalks, narrow bridges, and those sudden shoulder endings that can catch you off guard. It’s supported by both real-time crowd-sourced data and a dedicated team of map editors who specialize in keeping these rider-specific hazards up to date. For now, the rollout is hitting Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines, with more countries expected to follow shortly.

But it’s not just about riders. Waze is clearly leaning into the “intelligent partner” vibe, using Google’s Gemini AI to make the app feel a bit more, well, human. Take the new “less chatty” mode, for example. We’ve all been there: you’re deep into a great podcast or a favorite song, and the GPS cuts in for the third time in a mile to tell you to stay straight. It breaks the flow and, frankly, gets annoying. With “less chatty” mode, Waze trims back the verbal interruptions while still making sure you get the critical stuff—like lane changes, turns, and hazard alerts—so you can keep your focus on the road and your audio.

The app is also getting a lot better at learning your quirks. Waze is introducing “personalized navigation,” which looks at your past trips to inform future route suggestions. If you’re the type of driver who consistently chooses highways over a maze of local streets, even if it adds a minute to your ETA, Waze will start prioritizing that preference for you. It’s an optional feature, of course—you can toggle it off or pick alternate routes at any time—but it’s a nice touch for those of us who have a specific “style” of driving that generic algorithms usually ignore.

Finally, the integration of Gemini is getting a boost in the conversation department. You can already report traffic incidents just by talking naturally, but now that extends to map corrections. If you see a road closure or an outdated address, you can just say, “The road is closed here,” and the app feeds that info directly to local map editors for verification. There’s even a new search feature, currently in beta, that lets you treat the search bar like a concierge. You can ask things like, “Find me a coffee shop that’s open right now” or “Find me a gas station nearby with the lowest prices,” and it’ll return a curated list ready for you to navigate to, all through voice commands.

It feels like a significant pivot for Waze. Rather than just being the app you open when you’re desperate to outsmart a traffic jam, it’s actively trying to become something that adapts to how you actually live your life on the road—whether that’s on two wheels, or just someone who really wants to hear the end of their podcast without being interrupted.