Google's In-Car Gemini Dimmed the Sunroof, Ordered Dinner and Became My Tour Guide
Google showcased new features for cars equipped with Google Built-in and Android Auto at its I/O developer conference. The Gemini AI can perform tasks such as adjusting the sunroof, identifying landmarks, and ordering food through voice commands. These updates aim to enhance driver safety and convenience by allowing users to keep their focus on the road.
- ▪Gemini AI can make the sunroof opaque with a simple voice command.
- ▪The AI can identify landmarks and provide interesting facts about them.
- ▪Users can order food through delivery apps using voice commands.
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On a balmy, 86-degree day in Mountain View, just outside Google's sprawling campus, I sought refuge from the glaring California sun in a Volvo EX60 -- or so I thought. The air conditioning wasn't working. To mitigate the heat even slightly, we opted to darken the transparent sunroof. And all we had to do was ask Gemini."Can you make the sunroof opaque?" Vivek Radhakrishnan, a technical program manager at Google, asked the car via voice command. Like magic, the electrochromic window stretching over us blocked the light beaming in from above. We didn't have to rummage through the car's settings to find the right button. At Google's I/O developer conference on Tuesday, I got an early look at a handful of new features coming to cars supporting Google Built-in and Android Auto.
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