Drive with Gemini in Android Auto

Thursday, 20 November 2025

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Gemini enhances Google Assistant in Android Auto with advanced conversational capabilities for hands-free tasks.

Why it matters: Drivers who use Android Auto should care for improved productivity and safety while on the road.

What: Gemini is an upgrade from Google Assistant in Android Auto, continuing to provide the hands-free features you rely on but goes further as a truly conversational AI assistant. With Gemini, you can speak naturally, have a back and forth conversation, and get more complex tasks done. Gemini connects to your favourite apps, so that you can stay productive on your drive. Find info buried in your email, easily find answers about businesses, restaurants and attractions around you, edit, translate and send messages with ease, and create custom soundtracks for any occasion on the fly. To get started, make sure you are using the Gemini app on your Android phone, and you'll see a tooltip on your car display once it's available for you. Then to use it, just say “Hey Google,” press the mic button on your car screen, or long press the voice control button on your steering wheel. Learn more about how to get the most out of Gemini in your car.
Why: We want to make your time on the road as valuable as possible without compromising safety. By bringing Gemini's advanced conversational capabilities to Android Auto, we're providing a more natural, capable and helpful hands-free assistant that can tackle complex tasks while you stay focused on driving.

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What: Gemini is an upgrade from Google Assistant in Android Auto, continuing to provide the hands-free features you rely on but goes further as a truly conversational AI assistant. With Gemini, you can speak naturally, have a back and forth conversation, and get more complex tasks done. Gemini connects to your favourite apps, so that you can stay productive on your drive. Find info buried in your email, easily find answers about businesses, restaurants and attractions around you, edit, translate and send messages with ease, and create custom soundtracks for any occasion on the fly. To get started, make sure you are using the Gemini app on your Android phone, and you'll see a tooltip on your car display once it's available for you. Then to use it, just say “Hey Google,” press the mic button on your car screen, or long press the voice control button on your steering wheel. Learn more about how to get the most out of Gemini in your car.
Why: We want to make your time on the road as valuable as possible without compromising safety. By bringing Gemini's advanced conversational capabilities to Android Auto, we're providing a more natural, capable and helpful hands-free assistant that can tackle complex tasks while you stay focused on driving.