they have different target audiences. waze almost gamifies driving and tries to get users to actively report stuff about the traffic, including accidents and s

they have different target audiences. waze almost gamifies driving and tries to get users to actively report stuff about the traffic, including accidents and similar things. google maps is a traditional navigation system with live traffic monitor, but ultimately a passive experience. afaik no feature of waze has been nor is planned to be merged into google maps. the live traffic monitor of google maps was already available significantly earlier than the waze acquisition.