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Google has launched its Gemini AI assistant within Google Maps for Apple CarPlay users in the US, with a wider global rollout underway. Drivers can tap a Gemini icon on their car's display to ask multi-step, hands-free questions, like finding a place and then getting directions there while avoiding tolls, or reporting traffic issues.
Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI, launching in November after a 13-year gap, features a vast open-world Florida-inspired setting with dynamic weather and extensive wildlife. Preorder revenue estimates range from $1 billion to $4 billion despite an $80-$100 price point, though Rockstar has not confirmed the game's development budget.
Bain & Company's Global Automotive Consumer Survey found that 58% of Chinese consumers rank technology and features as a leading purchase consideration, ahead of price. In the U.S. and Europe, price remains the top factor, cited by 68% and 62% of respondents respectively. Bain executives noted that intense competition in China has made low prices a baseline expectation, pushing automakers to differentiate through tech instead.
Google is rolling out its Personal Intelligence feature for Gemini to Android Auto starting today, with support for vehicles running Google Built-in software arriving in the coming months. The feature, which lets Gemini draw on personal data like Gmail, Calendar and Photos to answer queries, remains optional for users.
Google has begun bringing its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature, which lets the assistant draw on data from linked Google apps like Gmail, to Android Auto. The rollout starts globally today, excluding Switzerland, the EEA, UK and Nigeria, and the company plans to extend it to cars with Google built-in in coming months.
Google has begun rolling out Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto, letting the assistant draw on a driver's Gmail, Calendar, Photos and other Google apps while in the car. The feature is opt-in, letting users choose which apps and data sources Gemini can access for more tailored responses.
Google is rolling out a 'Personal Intelligence with Gemini' feature for vehicles that pulls data from Gmail, Calendar, YouTube, Maps and Search history to personalize responses while driving. The feature launches today in Android Auto and will reach cars with Google Built-in in coming months, requiring users to opt in.
Google is rolling out a Personal Intelligence feature for Gemini AI in Android Auto starting today, with support for cars featuring Google built-in arriving in coming months. The feature lets Gemini pull information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and Search to answer context-specific driving questions, such as checking a flight status from an email confirmation or navigating to a location shown in a recent photo.
Employees are reportedly arranging to take paid time off or call in sick to play 'Grand Theft Auto VI' once it releases, even though the game has not yet launched. The anticipated behavior reflects strong early demand for the long-awaited title.
Spotify users have long reported music starting automatically in their cars even after disabling the 'Start music automatically' toggle in Android Auto. Spotify's support team says the issue often stems from connected Bluetooth devices sending a 'play' command upon reconnecting, rather than from the app itself. There is no single fix, though toggling settings, unpairing Bluetooth devices, or removing Spotify from Android Auto can sometimes help.
Slate Auto's stripped-down electric truck skips built-in infotainment to hit its low entry price, relying instead on optional add-ons like speakers, an iPad mount, a five-seat SUV conversion kit, and a telematics module for features like app-based door unlocking. A fully optioned version can exceed $45,000. The truck offers about 205 miles of range, a 1,550-pound payload capacity, and a 2,000-pound tow rating.
Android Auto, the Google interface normally projected onto a car's dashboard display, can be run on an old Android tablet using third-party receiver apps instead of an actual vehicle. The phone handles all the processing, so even an aging tablet that struggles with regular apps can display Android Auto's simplified maps, music and messaging layout.