These new things will soon make driving with Android much better
Did you know that Americans spend nearly 70 billion hours behind the wheel each year? We don’t know exactly how much that is for the Dutch and Belgians, but we can also do something about it. It is nice to have many technical options that can make that ride considerably more comfortable. Android has a lot of options and more are added all the time. These new updates come to cars with Android Auto or Google built-in.
Android Auto
Android Auto will be available in nearly 200 million cars by the end of this year. It gives you access to thousands of media, messaging, navigation, parking and charging apps, each time using your car’s screen. That saves you distraction from your phone and makes it all a lot safer.
Soon you will be able to video meetings with Microsoft Teams, Webex and Zoom without having to take your eyes off the road. How exactly it will work is unclear, but it is probably not possible while you are on the road: after all, the chance that you will look at other people with whom you are meeting is very high and that would mean that your eyes are not focused on the road.
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Cars with Google built in
More and more cars are equipped with Google built-in, such as Chevrolet, Honda, Polestar, Volvo and Renault. Now YouTube is also available in those cars and will come to Polestar and Volvo cars via an over-the-air software update. In addition, the Google Assistant comes with smart suggestions to the Google built-in cars. It allows you to respond faster to messages, share your arrival time and more. This is coming to those types of cars in the coming months.
Even more? Okay, time for a snack: those Google built-in cars will soon also receive GameSnacks, known from Android Auto. You can then play the games Beach Buggy Racing 2, Solitaire FRVR and My Talking Tom Friends, among others. Plus, Waze will be made available on cars with Google built-in.
Do you have such a car and are you waiting for these updates? Let us know now in the comments.
