At this year’s Google I/O developer conference, the company announced some important updates relating to Android in cars. This affects those who use Android Auto to project their phone to their in-car touchscreen, or owners of cars with Google built-in.
Starting with Android Auto, it gets a full refresh that results in it being adaptable to the shape of any screen. Whether it is an ultrawide rectangle, a circle or a unique shape like in BMW’s Neue Klasse cars, Android Auto will fill up the available screen real estate for a more immersive look.
Meanwhile, Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language is applied to Android Auto for expressive fronts, smooth animations and wallpapers. Users will also get to enjoy configurable widgets, allowing them to place relevant content such as favourite contacts, a garage door opener, a weather overview and more within each reach, even while actively navigating.
On that mention, Immersive Navigation is the big change to Google Maps, bringing with it a vivid 3D view that shows buildings, overpasses and terrain. Critical details such as lanes, traffic lights and stop signs are also highlighted to hopefully ensure you make tricky turns.
A new feature coming to Android Auto is the ability to watch videos on apps like YouTube in full HD at 60 fps. This will come later this year in supported cars, starting with those from BMW, Ford, Genesis, Hyundai, Kia, Mahindra, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Skoda, Tata and Volvo.
For safety reasons, video playback will only be available when the car is parked. However, if you switch to drive, videos will seamlessly transition to audio-only in apps that support background video, so you can continue listening to your video podcast. Supported cars and apps will also support Dolby Atmos for a richer sound experience, with media apps such as YouTube Music and Spotify also set to be updated for greater ease of use.
Given the AI boom, Google’s Gemini Intelligence is naturally integrated into Android Auto to understand context and anticipate your needs to gets things done on your behalf. As an example, should you receive a text from a friend asking for an address, the system will be able to understand the context of the question and find the answer using information from your past interactions before suggesting a reply, all with a single tap. Another example is ordering takeout on your drive home.
As for cars with Google built-in, they will get the features mentioned above along with a wider variety of downloadable apps, including Zoom. Working even more closely with automakers, Google says built-in apps will be more deeply integrate with a car’s hardware, so you can ask about a function that the car has or even know if a package will fit in the boot.
Immersive Navigation in Google Maps in Google built-in cars is also said to be more precise thanks to live lane guidance, which uses a car’s front-facing camera to determine the lane you are in and inform if you need to switch or turn into an exit.
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I am sure Huawei users are nowhere anywhere near the number of users of Samsung and Apple. Corolla Cross launched and acquired 2298 bookings in 2 weeks. So, your argument is still not convincing. The only reason China cars are attractive is because they are undercutting their price and profit. If sold at market price, they will not receive the same response. https://agnibrainly.netlify.app/2026/05/21/2026-toyota-yaris-cross-gets-2298-bookings-within-two-weeks-of-launch/
You can keep buying Japanese overpriced turds, the rest of the majority will be enjoying cutting edge tech at sane prices. Thank you for attention to this matter.
People are not buying Chinese cars because they are cheap. You dont call a RM 200k car cheap. Yet, they are selling well, internationally.
Chinese cars has achieved in the last 5 years, what took other carmakers 30 years. That is an incredible feat. Just ask P1 and P2 and they would agree, since they both cant make anything even after 40 years in car-making.
huwaei + vivo + oppo xiaomi all china brands combined already far exceeded samsung and apple.
also china cars arent undercutting, they car price in malaysia markup by 30% to 40% compared to china price.
The range rover from WW2 still running, can get this?
since it has zero safety features and you’d die in a head-on collision in this old car, sure why not? YOLO bruh