Google is bringing together its Waze and Maps teams as it pushes to reduce overlap

Almost a decade after it was first acquired

Google is merging the team it has working on the navigation app Waze into the same group that oversees Google Maps, the company has announced.reports that the move is not expected to mark the end of Waze as a separate service, and no layoffs are planned as part of the reorganization.

However, Waze CEO Neha Parikh is expected to leave the role after the transition, and the move is expected to reduce overlapping work, theGoing forward, Waze’s 500 employees are expected to be a part of Google’s Geo organization, which oversees Maps alongside Earth and Street View.“Google remains deeply committed to Waze’s unique brand, its beloved app and its thriving community of volunteers and users,” Waze’s head of PR, Caroline Bourdeau, tellsin a statement.

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