09:43Machine-translated from Azerbaijani by AIRead in Azerbaijani
Google’s Gemini Assistant Will Use Personal Data in Cars
Google has begun adding the Personal Intelligence feature to the Gemini AI assistant in cars. This will allow the assistant to use information from Gmail, Google Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and search history. Responses will be tailored to the driver’s plans, preferences, and previous activity.
The feature will work on both Android Auto and the Google Built-in system installed directly in vehicles. Android Auto projects navigation, music, and messages from a phone onto the vehicle’s display. Google Built-in, meanwhile, runs on Android Automotive and opens Android apps directly in the vehicle. Drivers will be able to issue commands using ordinary conversational language. Even if they do not provide the full address, the assistant will be able to find it in an email, a photo, or saved places in Maps. For example, while driving to the airport, a driver can ask for the departure gate and whether the flight is delayed at the same time. Gemini will find the confirmation email in Gmail and check the latest flight information. The assistant can also be asked to provide directions to a doctor’s appointment, find the car wash shown in a photo taken last week, or navigate to the coffee shop discussed yesterday. When searching for restaurants, the system will also consider previous preferences, such as vegetarian food options.
Personal Intelligence works only after the user grants permission. If this setting is already enabled in the Gemini app on the phone, the feature will automatically be added to Android Auto. Users can separately choose which apps to connect and can turn off the feature at any time. In the system installed in the vehicle, personalized responses will be shown only when the phone is connected to the vehicle. Even if the feature is turned off, navigation, music, calls, and general questions will continue to work as before. The rollout of the feature to Android Auto has already begun. It will also come to vehicles with Google Built-in in the coming months. Google brought the Gemini assistant to Android Auto last November and to factory-installed systems in April. Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Volvo, and Polestar already sell new vehicles equipped with this system. Personal Intelligence launched in the US in March and is currently in beta in other markets.
The feature will work on both Android Auto and the Google Built-in system installed directly in vehicles. Android Auto projects navigation, music, and messages from a phone onto the vehicle’s display. Google Built-in, meanwhile, runs on Android Automotive and opens Android apps directly in the vehicle. Drivers will be able to issue commands using ordinary conversational language. Even if they do not provide the full address, the assistant will be able to find it in an email, a photo, or saved places in Maps. For example, while driving to the airport, a driver can ask for the departure gate and whether the flight is delayed at the same time. Gemini will find the confirmation email in Gmail and check the latest flight information. The assistant can also be asked to provide directions to a doctor’s appointment, find the car wash shown in a photo taken last week, or navigate to the coffee shop discussed yesterday. When searching for restaurants, the system will also consider previous preferences, such as vegetarian food options. Personal Intelligence works only after the user grants permission. If this setting is already enabled in the Gemini app on the phone, the feature will automatically be added to Android Auto. Users can separately choose which apps to connect and can turn off the feature at any time. In the system installed in the vehicle, personalized responses will be shown only when the phone is connected to the vehicle. Even if the feature is turned off, navigation, music, calls, and general questions will continue to work as before. The rollout of the feature to Android Auto has already begun. It will also come to vehicles with Google Built-in in the coming months. Google brought the Gemini assistant to Android Auto last November and to factory-installed systems in April. Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Volvo, and Polestar already sell new vehicles equipped with this system. Personal Intelligence launched in the US in March and is currently in beta in other markets.