How to use RoadWave

RoadWave is a location-based push-to-talk radio for drivers — like a CB radio, but for everyone, and only for the people near you right now. You hold a button, speak a short voice message, and drivers in your area hear it.

Screenshot: the main screen with the big HOLD TO TALK button
The home screen. Your zone and the number of nearby drivers show at the top.

Getting started

Sending a Road-Wave

Screenshot: the button mid-hold (arming ring / “GOING LIVE”)
Hold for one second to go live — this prevents accidental sends.

Zones & highways

Your city area is a zone — everyone in it shares a channel. On a highway, RoadWave groups you by road and direction (for example, “I-25 North”), so you hear the drivers going your way, ahead of you.

Nearby Road-Waves

Screenshot: the Nearby Road-Waves list with play, map, and mute icons
Each Road-Wave shows how far away it was sent.

Explore map

Screenshot: the map with your zone (blue) and neighbor zones (yellow)
Your zone is outlined in blue; neighboring zones in yellow. Tap a pin to listen.

Tap the map icon at the top to see Road-Waves around you — useful when parked or at a rest area to check what’s happening nearby before you head out.

Settings

Please drive safely

RoadWave is meant to be used hands-free or when you’re stopped, parked, or a passenger. Do not hold your phone or look at the screen while driving. Follow all local laws. See our Terms of Use.