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Volvo expands its Google partnership to bring new features like Gemini to cars sooner
Volvo and Google are entering into an expanded partnership that will make Volvo's vehicles reference hardware for software development and could lead to faster software updates.
Google offers Android Auto as its CarPlay-like solution for beaming a software interface from your phone to in-car displays, but its Automotive OS is more complete, running on your vehicle locally and connected to car controls for A/C and more. Google's current vision for Android in cars is, perhaps unsurprisingly, focused on getting drivers to talk to Gemini. If it works as advertised, it seems better than pecking at a screen, and Volvo notes it could "help reduce your cognitive load so that you can stay focused on driving."
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