Waze Navigation Voiced by The Terminator

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 16 Jun 2015

Arnold Schwarzenegger, star of the upcoming Terminator Genisys movie, can give you directions if you use Waze, the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app.

Go to Settings -> Sound -> Voice Language and you’ll see that there’s a Terminator Genisys option mixed in with all the other languages. Select it and let The Terminator give you directions and alert you when a T-1000 is nearby.

In the first Terminator movie, John Connor sends Kyle Reese back from 2029 to 1984 to protect his mother from the dangerous T-101 cybernetic organism, portrayed by a young Arnold Schwarzenegger. Kyle manages to destroy the Terminator, saving Sarah Connor and ensuring that John Connor, the leader of the Resistance, will be born and will save humanity from the robots.

In the new Terminator Genisys movie, scheduled to be released on July 1st in the US, things take a strange turn. Kyle Reese is sent back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor, just like in the first movie. But instead of finding a scared waitress, Reese finds a skilled fighter – one that is helped by a 'Guardian' Terminator, portrayed by an older Arnold Schwarzenegger.





Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Waze have teamed up to celebrate the release of Terminator Genisys and give Waze users access to the most awesome voice navigation machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger as the ‘Guardian’ Terminator from the movie.
  • Voice navigation – enable the Terminator Genisys language and the Terminator will give you directions to your destination
  • T-1000 notifications – Arnold will notify you when a T-1000 is spotted ahead.
  • Theater locations – when the Terminator Genisys movies is released, theaters that show the movie will be branded with the iconic red-eyed Endoskull.
“From the first time I used Waze, I have wanted to lend my voice to it. The Terminator is the perfect machine to guide Wazers to their destinations,” said Schwarzenegger. “Every single day on social media fans ask me to record my movie lines, so now I get to bring this classic role and my charming Austrian accent into their cars.”

“Partnering with Waze is a fun way to bring the ‘Terminator’ to millions of fans all over the world,” said Megan Wahtera, SVP of Interactive Marketing at Paramount Pictures. “Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator is one of the most recognizable and iconic voices and we are excited for fans to experience him in this unique way.”

“Arnold Schwarzenegger is truly a cultural icon as the Terminator, with a presence and voice so big he barely fits in the car,” said Julie Mossler, spokeswoman, Waze. “Celebrity voice prompts are one of our most popular features and a great way to add some fun to time on the road. We are thrilled to offer such an unmistakable voice and entertain drivers en route to the movies this summer.”

Waze is a community-based traffic and navigation app that is available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Learn more about it here.



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