Malaysia wants to move away from Waze. Will drivers make the switch?
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-10-31 22:03
Malaysia has banned the popular Israeli navigation app for civil servants and urged citizens not to use it. Motorists say they lack a viable homegrown alternative. KUALA LUMPUR: Last week, Malaysian taxi driver Mohamed Aidil gave TuJu, the country's homegrown highway navigation app, a try. He had heeded a call by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for citizens not to use the popular community-driven navigation app Waze, citing data security risks and its compliance with Israeli data laws. Less than 24 hours later, however, Aidil, 38, had uninstalled TuJu and reverted to Waze. "Many destinations were missing while some directions seemed (to be) not making sense," Aidil said about TuJu, which was developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority. "It just isn't good and convenient enough to be used at the moment," he said. Aidil is not the only motorist finding it difficult to part ways with Wa...
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