Google brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto and cars with Google built-in

What happened

Google is bringing Gemini’s Personal Intelligence to Android Auto today, with support for cars with Google built-in coming in the coming months. When enabled, it can use information from Google apps to check flight status using Gmail confirmations or navigate to appointments and locations in photos. Connecting apps requires enabling Personal Intelligence, and personalized responses require a phone connected to the car.

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The story so far

Google has begun rolling out Gemini’s optional Personal Intelligence feature to Android Auto, allowing it to use information from connected Google apps for personalized answers in the car. Support for vehicles with Google built-in is due in the coming months. The feature can use Gmail flight confirmations to check flight status or help navigate to appointments and locations in photos. Google says apps connect to Gemini only when users enable the Personal Intelligence setting, and personalized responses require a phone connected to the car. Android Auto projects an interface from a phone, while Google built-in runs Google software directly in a vehicle’s infotainment system.

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