Strava has announced significant updates aimed at improving both workout planning and the integrity of its competitive leaderboards. Rolling out over the coming weeks, the updates introduce advanced AI-driven features for route planning alongside enhanced systems for identifying and removing fraudulent activity data.
AI-Powered Route Planning
Strava subscribers (starting at $11.99/month) now gain access to an improved AI-based route generation tool located under the Maps tab. The new experience leverages community data and Strava’s heatmaps to provide personalized, intuitive route suggestions. Users can generate routes from custom starting points or their real-time location, helping them optimize workouts to compete more effectively against their own personal bests or others on the platform.
Cheater Detection Improvements
In addition to route planning enhancements, Strava is strengthening efforts to maintain fairness on its leaderboards. The platform has already removed 4.45 million inauthentic or undeserving entries, underscoring its commitment to providing competitive integrity. These actions build on the foundation of AI-driven fraud detection technologies announced last year.
Together, these updates highlight Strava’s ongoing investment in both improving user experience and maintaining a fair, credible platform for athletes worldwide.
