Gemini brings personalised answers from Google apps to connected cars
Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to Gemini in Android Auto and cars with Google built-in, allowing the assistant to use information from a driver’s Google apps to answer requests and plan journeys. It could, for example, check a flight using a Gmail confirmation or find a destination mentioned in a photo, making voice requests more tailored while driving.
The feature can draw on Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube and Search. Drivers must enable Personal Intelligence, and personalised responses are available only when their phone is connected to the car; other assistant functions remain available without it. The rollout to Android Auto starts today, with Google built-in cars due to receive support in the coming months.
- Gemini can use information from Google apps to tailor in-car help.
- Personal Intelligence must be enabled, with a phone connected.
- Android Auto gets it first; Google built-in follows in coming months.
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Android Auto connects an Android phone to a car’s dashboard, while Google built-in cars have Google services integrated into the vehicle. Gemini is Google’s AI assistant, designed to respond to questions and help with tasks through conversation.
Google apps such as Gmail, Calendar, Maps and Photos can hold details about a person’s plans, journeys and interests. Using information from those apps could help an assistant answer requests that depend on a driver’s own plans, such as finding a destination mentioned in a photo.
Personalised responses depend on drivers choosing to enable the feature and connecting their phone to the car. The change matters because it brings access to personal information into a driving setting, where drivers typically make requests by voice.
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Originally published by The Verge as “Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car”.