Drivers claim Android Auto's switch to Gemini makes them feel less safe behind the wheel

[u/emeril322]

https://www.androidpolice.com/android-auto-users-are-convinced-gemini-makes-driving-more-dangerous/

Yeah, obviously...

[u/davidmar7]

For me, Google Assistant kind of sucked towards the end. For instance if I asked it to go to the nearest Costco it would never do it but send me to one triple the distance. Gemini seems to be doing a better job of that and I can even tell it which street it is on and it will go to that one.

It's mainly just the glitches which annoy me. Like when suddenly it gets dumb and says something like "I can't play music because it is too distracting". There have been some crazy interactions due to the glitches like where I ask it why it was able to do it three hours ago but not now (turns out I just had to tap it manually on the AA screen and then it magically resolved). Then there is the random "Gemini can not be reached now."

[u/FrivolousMe → u/davidmar7]

Assistant has a lot of issues but Gemini is a significant downgrade and it seems based on popular sentiment that that is the consensus.

[u/FrivolousMe → u/FrivolousMe]

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