[simiones]

> Android Auto does try to distract me with attempts of engagement like "Is the construction site still there?" and other shit.

That's not Android Auto, it's Waze doing that (and it would do it on Apple too). And it's not "an attempt at engagement", it's a cost for keeping the real-time map and traffic data that Waze is chosen for up-to-date. Use Google Maps if you don't like the interruptions.

[xp84]

Sometimes Google Maps does that too, I’m pretty sure.

[picofarad]

It does, I saw it in Houston this past weekend on android auto and google maps, "police reported ahead; still there [yes] [no]"

[prerok]

Just came to say this as well. Happens in Europe too (well, obviously :) ).

[swiftcoder]

Tbf, Google Maps also has these prompts. One probably sees them less due to Google having achieved critical mass, but in quiet rural areas I see them quite often

[simiones]

Interesting, I hadn't noticed... Though related to the critical mass, keep in mind that Waze has been acquired by Google many years ago now (13, specifically).