Waze Adds Garmin Livetrack Alerts to Help Protect Cyclists

WHO:

Engadget - Garmin users can share cycling location information through Waze using Garmin’s optional LiveTrack feature.

MacRumors - Waze and Garmin announced the cycling-alert feature.

MacRumors - Cyclists using a Garmin Edge bike computer or Garmin smartwatch can enable LiveTrack.

Lifehacker - Garmin cyclists can appear in Waze as a moving cyclist icon.

WHAT:

MacRumors - Waze provides drivers with real-time alerts when a cyclist is nearby.

MacRumors - Drivers see a notification intended to help them slow down, stay aware, and share the road.

MacRumors - The feature is opt-in.

MacRumors - Cyclists’ names, identities, and exact routes are not shared in Waze.

MacRumors - Alerts turn off automatically when a cyclist ends the ride on the Garmin device.

WHERE:

MacRumors - The feature is rolling out globally to Waze on iOS and Android.

WHY:

MacRumors - Waze and Garmin say the alerts are intended to help create a safer road environment for cyclists and drivers.

HOW:

Engadget - The integration uses Garmin’s optional LiveTrack feature to share a cyclist’s location through Waze.

MacRumors - When a cyclist enables Garmin LiveTrack on a Garmin Edge bike computer or smartwatch, the cyclist can appear in Waze as a real-time moving icon.

MacRumors - Drivers receive a temporary alert that a cyclist is nearby; the alert does not reveal the cyclist’s name, identity, or exact route.

Lifehacker - Drivers can see a small cyclist icon moving along the road.

(UPDATED November 11, 2026 20:06 UTC)

Waze and Garmin are rolling out cyclist alerts globally across iOS and Android. Opt-in LiveTrack users on Garmin Edge devices or smartwatches appear as moving icons, alerting nearby drivers. The alerts hide cyclists’ identities and exact routes, and turn off when rides end.