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Volvo Becomes Google’s Testbed for Future In-Car AI Innovations

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Summary

  • Volvo expands partnership with Google to integrate Gemini AI into its vehicles
  • Gemini will replace Google Assistant, enabling natural conversations for safer, smarter driving
  • Volvo becomes a reference hardware platform for Android Automotive OS development

Volvo is strengthening its relationship with Google to speed up advancements in the smart car sector, initiating with the incorporation of Google’s Gemini AI technology. This expanded collaboration, unveiled at Google I/O 2025, will introduce Google’s newest conversational AI, Gemini, into Volvo vehicles equipped with Google, starting with the EX90. By the end of this year, Google Assistant will be replaced by Gemini, allowing drivers to communicate more casually with their cars and access features such as multi-language message translation, user manual queries, and location-specific details, all while minimizing driver distraction.

Starting from beyond Gemini, Volvo vehicles will act as a base for developing Android Automotive OS. This implies that Volvo customers will be among the initial users to test out fresh Android features and performance upgrades, providing them early access to cutting-edge connected car technology. This collaboration not only strengthens Volvo’s people-focused tech strategy but also places the automaker at the vanguard of smart transportation.

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2025-05-22 11:25

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