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- Volvo’s cars will be among the first vehicles to have Gemini integration.
- Gemini will replace assistant in these cars later this year.
- Google will use the car manufacturer as its main development partner for new Android car features and updates.
We’ve known for a while that Google has been preparing to replace Google Assistant with Gemini in Android Auto and Android Automotive. The company did it officially yesterday under Google I/O, announcing that AI would come to a number of products, including cars. If you have an Android car vehicle, you may be wondering which cars will be the first to get chatbot. We now know the answer.
Volvo announced in a press release Today, it has expanded its partnership with Google. With this partnership, Volvo vehicles with Google built-in will be among the first cars to benefit from the software. When it replaces the assistant, owners will soon be able to have natural conversations with AI about everything from the user manual to details of their destination.
There is no exact date for when the switch will happen. However, Volvo says that Gemini The integration will come to the cars later this year.
That’s not the only news the car manufacturer had to share. This extended partnership with the Tech giant also comes with the advantage of becoming the reference machine for Android Automotive Development. Volvo says that it will now be the main development partner, which means that Google will use its vehicles to develop new features and updates before being added to the main code base.
As a result, it seems that Volvo owners will now be among the first to enjoy new Android features and performance improvements. At the end, Volvo will also be able to accelerate its own advances in the connected car area.
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