


Voice aside, however, it's not actually the Oscar-winning actor doling out directions for Waze – it's U.S. to let drivers enlist Freeman as "their new executive copilot."

On Monday, Google's free navigation app Waze announced that it had updated its roster of specialty voices in the U.S. You may still have to deal with gridlock, but at least you'll be entertained. Let the smooth, dulcet tones of actor Morgan Freeman's voice guide your journey instead. Is the idea of driving around in circles while a GPS system robotically pesters you to "take a U-turn … take a U-turn … take a U-turn …" more annoying than covert movie ads on your smartphone?
