Volvo’s Cars Will Be the First to Get Google Gemini’s ‘Conversational’ AI – and I Think the in-Car Tech Has Massive Potential
- Alphabet and Volvo announced at Google's May 2025 I/O conference that Volvo cars will be the first to integrate Google's Gemini AI chatbot.
- This announcement follows decades of partnership, with Volvo expanding its use of Google’s Android Automotive system and adopting Gemini to enhance in-car AI.
- Volvo's new EX90 electric SUV launching later this year will run Android 15 and Gemini, offering natural voice conversations for navigation, translations, and vehicle manual support.
- Alwin Bakkenes, Volvo’s head of global software engineering, stated that collaborating with Google enables them to introduce the most advanced consumer-focused functionalities and innovations into their vehicles ahead of others.
- The partnership aims to reduce driver distraction by enabling hands-free, natural language interactions that ease cognitive load, helping motorists keep their eyes on the road.
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