Google brings conversational Gemini navigation to Apple CarPlay in US
Google has launched conversational Gemini navigation in Google Maps for Apple CarPlay users, available to US drivers today with a global rollout underway. The feature, which arrived on Android Auto about a year ago, supports multi-step voice requests such as finding places and routing around toll roads.
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After introducing its Gemini AI assistant to Android Auto last year , Google is now bringing it to Apple CarPlay users. The conversational Gemini in navigation is available today for US drivers, with "rollout happening globally too," according to Google (we've asked for specific regional availability details). It's taken almost 12 months for Google to bring this to CarPlay users, but now they can talk to the voice assistant in Google Maps to get some hands-free help while driving. That includes asking it multi-step questions, such as recommendations on places to visit and then prompting it to direct you there while avoiding toll roads. Users … Read the full story at The Verge.
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