Change the "watch out" alert.
I think it would be beneficial to change the way Waze gives alerts. The automated voice says "Watch out" and it's for a vehicle on the shoulder like 2 miles a head of you, or for a cop or something in the middle of the freeway. When Waze alerts about these issues, it always makes my heart drop. Imagine you are on the rode at night and your passenger, says "WATCH OUT" very loud, it would frighten anyone, and the last person you want to be scared is the driver. Maybe something less urgent, for non urgent alerts, like "alert" or something that doesn't sound as immediate.
Chartanz Buggs
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Tom Westhemer
commented
words can be hard to hear due to road noises and radio and music so a relatively loud tone would allow more attention to the road and less to the map all the time with out worrying about missing an alert event
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Michael
commented
When an audio alert plays, it starts with a "Watch Out!" that is quite loud and sudden. How about you first play a more gentle tone / beep / bling sound to make the "Watch Out!" less shocking?