Gemini<\/a>, which is the company\u2019s much-hyped AI assistant, is pitched to go far beyond the typical clunky manufacturer voice assistants that a vast swathe of the driving population has come to despise.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Despite attempts to reduce driver distraction by enabling select voice commands to activate things like the air conditioning or change a radio station, they have often proven frustrating, as multiple commands need to be used, or the software simply gives up and admits it can\u2019t help.<\/p>\n Gemini, on the other hand, is touted to allow for \u201cnatural conversation\u201d, according to the tech giant, with the ability to search for the perfect pit stop with free-flowing conversation.<\/p>\n “I need to grab lunch, find some highly rated sit-down restaurants along the way. I’m not in a rush, oh, and I\u2019d like to eat outside,\u201d Google offers as an example, stating that it will pull in reams of data, including reviews, from Google Maps to help make a decision.<\/p>\n Drivers and passengers can then follow up with further simple prompts, or ask Gemini to summarize text messages, flip the radio to something \u201cjazzier,\u201d or reveal EV-specific data, like battery level upon arrival or how long it will take to charge to reach a destination.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n However, not all customers are happy with the system, and a quick scan through the Reddit<\/a> forums unearths a host of issues.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s not a completely accurate source, a number of users have complained of in-car Gemini’s ponderous nature, the fact that it doesn\u2019t understand voice prompts, its struggles with third-party app integration, and that it is overly chatty, burying useful information (such as opening and closing<\/a> times) in reams of useless fluff.<\/p>\n But it is the concerns surrounding driver data that seem to be at the heart of most arguments against Gemini inside the car.<\/p>\n Analysis: GM customers seem particularly skeptical Credit: GM<\/p>\n General Motors has been in the headlines<\/a> numerous times over its \u2018questionable\u2019 infotainment decisions, removing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from all of its cars, choosing instead to lean into its native software so it could build out a system that can access vehicle data, rather than being siloed from it, as are those \u2018plug and play\u2019 solutions.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n However, several skeptics believe that GM, as well as many other manufacturers, are doing so to take control of driver data, a market that is predicted to be worth between $300 and $800 billion by 2030.<\/p>\n![\"GM](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7d463b6e492aa339cd3df93b18e75791.jpeg\"\/)
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