Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car

Google's advanced AI, Gemini, is set to enhance the driving experience by becoming more personalized in your car. The AI will now have access to information from apps such as Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and Search while you are on the road. This means you can ask Gemini about your flight status if you're driving to the airport, as it can retrieve your flight details from a confirmation message in Gmail and provide the necessary information.

Instead of manually requesting directions, you can simply say "take me to my doctor's appointment," and Gemini will fetch the relevant details and guide you accordingly. Moreover, you can ask Gemini to "find the car wash from the photo I took last week and navigate there." Google introduced Gemini to Android Auto last year and later expanded it to cars with Google built-in in April.

The company has now announced that several carmakers, including Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Volvo, and Polestar, will have newer cars equipped with Google-built-in support for native Android apps, enabling this personalized AI experience. Google emphasizes that if users choose not to enable the Personal Intelligence setting, the car's functionality will remain intact, allowing standard navigation, music, calls, and question-asking capabilities.

However, personalized responses will only be shared if the phone is connected to the car. Personal Intelligence is currently rolling out for Android Auto, with support for cars with Google built-in expected to arrive in the coming months.