GM rolls Gemini into millions
- General Motors began rolling out Google Gemini on April 28 to eligible 2022-and-newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC vehicles with Google built-in. - GM said about 4 million U.S. vehicles qualify, with the upgrade replacing Google Assistant over several months for OnStar-connected drivers using U.S. English. - Carmakers are pushing dashboard software deeper into the car’s core systems and data streams. (blog.google.com)
General Motors started rolling out Google Gemini on April 28 to eligible 2022-and-newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC vehicles with Google built-in. (autos.yahoo.com) (9to5google.com) GM said roughly 4 million vehicles in the United States are eligible, and the update will arrive over the air in phases over the next several months. (autos.yahoo.com) (9to5google.com) The new system replaces the current Google Assistant experience inside those vehicles rather than adding a separate app. Drivers will see an infotainment-screen message when their car is ready. (9to5google.com) (freep.com) To use Gemini, drivers must be connected to OnStar, signed in to the Google Play Store, using U.S. English as the assistant language, and opted in to Gemini. GM said more markets and languages will follow later. (9to5google.com) Google has been positioning Gemini for cars since May 2025, when it said the assistant was coming to Android Auto and to vehicles with Google built-in. GM is one of the first large-scale built-in deployments now reaching cars already on the road. (blog.google.com 1) (blog.google.com 2) The pitch is less about one-shot voice commands and more about back-and-forth conversation. Google and GM say drivers can ask for route changes, draft messages, build playlists, summarize podcasts, or plan stops in a single exchange. (9to5google.com) (autos.yahoo.com) GM has also tied the rollout to a broader software push inside its vehicles. On the same day, the company said customers had logged 1 billion hands-free miles with Super Cruise across nearly 750,000 vehicles and 23 models in North America. (news.gm.com) That combination puts more of the driving experience inside software that can be updated after sale: navigation, voice help, media, driver assistance and vehicle settings all living on the same screen. (news.gm.com) (blog.google.com) For GM owners, the immediate change is simpler: the old command-based assistant is being swapped for Gemini, and the car will tell them when it is ready. (9to5google.com)
