TuJu app built for stranded motorists on Malaysia expressways, not to rival Waze, says highway authority chief
Source: AsiaOne
Published on: 2026-10-27 06:13
KUALA LUMPUR -- TuJu was never meant to rival Waze, Malaysian Highway Authority chairman Hasni Mohammad has said. His clarification comes after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged Malaysian civil servants to switch to the local app over security concerns linked to Waze's Israeli ties. "It is not a navigation application like Waze," Hasni, who is also Simpang Renggam MP, told Malaysiakini in an interview published today. He said TuJu was conceived as an added service for tolled highway users, offering traffic updates, rest area details, enforcement camera locations and emergency contacts, stressing that its real value, Hasni said, lies when the vehicle breaks down. "If you are stranded on a highway, you can use TuJu to find the telephone numbers of people you can contact and the assistance available," he was quoted as saying. He added that the prime minister has told him to upgrade th...
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