Gemini is hitting the road with Android Auto: 5 ways to (safely) use it while driving

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Gemini is hitting the road.

According to Google, determination are implicit 250 cardinal cars that enactment Android Auto today, and much than 50 car models with Google built straight into the infotainment system. Those vehicles are astir to get a batch smarter, arsenic Gemini is coming to Android Auto.

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Gemini for Android Auto volition enactment the aforesaid arsenic it does everyplace else, meaning you'll person entree to conversations, insight, adjuvant advice, and more.

Here's a look astatine conscionable a fewer of the unsocial ways you tin usage Gemini connected the spell successful Android Auto.

1. Find the cleanable restaurant

If hunger hits portion you're driving, Gemini tin assistance you find what you're looking for. Just inquire Gemini to "find large burger places on the way," and you'll get a database of restaurants that specialize successful them. You tin inquire for penetration from reviews oregon inquire communal questions similar what the hours are. Once you've decided, Gemini tin link to Google Maps to get you there.

2. Prepare for a large conversation

If you person an important speech oregon call, you tin pat into Gemini's conversational skills to hole without taking your hands disconnected the wheel. Just say, "Hey Google, let's talk," to commencement things off. Ask Gemini thing like, "I request to person a speech with my brag astir a caller promotion. How bash I spell astir this?" and you'll get immoderate strategical tips connected what to say. 

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It's not conscionable work-related, though. You tin inquire Gemini for assistance with immoderate benignant of speech -- what to accidental for a gentle breakup, however to resoluteness struggle with a friend, however to sermon finances with a partner, and truthful on.

3. Translate substance messages

Sending a connection to idiosyncratic who speaks different connection tin beryllium tricky, particularly if you're utilizing your dependable portion you're connected the go. You tin inquire Gemini to ever nonstop messages to a definite interaction successful a definite connection (for example, "always nonstop messages to John successful Spanish"). The adjacent clip you substance that person, Gemini tin assistance you trade the connection alternatively of translating verbatim -- helping much discourse travel through.

4. Search Gmail

Forget wherever your kid's shot crippled is this week? You tin inquire Gemini to find it for you. If the determination is mislaid successful a oversea of emails, archer Gemini to way it down, and it volition find the applicable information.

5. See what's connected your calendar

Want to locomotion into enactment prepared? Ask Gemini to archer you what's connected your Google Calendar.

Also: Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro update makes the AI exemplary adjacent amended astatine coding

If you're not a instrumentality of Gemini, Android Auto is getting respective standalone upgrades, too. Google says that the app catalog has been expanding to see much categories similar games and video, and it's expanding the digital car cardinal feature to much vehicles, similar Audi, Volvo, and Polestar.

Gemini volition beryllium disposable connected cars that enactment Android Auto successful the adjacent fewer months, Google said, and successful cars that person Google built-in, similar the Lincoln Nautilus, Renault R5, and Honda Passport, aboriginal this year.

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