General Motors and Google are teaming up to install the tech giant's voice assistant and apps, including Google Maps, into GM vehicles beginning in 2021.
are teaming up to install the tech giant's voice assistant and apps, including Google Maps, into GM vehicles beginning in 2021.
"That's one of the things we're most excited about for this is really bringing all of the consumers digital services together," Patrick Brady, Google's vice president of engineering, told CNBC. For GM, the deal is expected to give drivers a better experience without having to connect their cell phones to the in-vehicle infotainment system.
"We have a great partner with Google to have among the best in the world solutions for all three of these elements – voice, navigation and apps," he said.For Google, the partnership will bring millions more people a year into its Android ecosystem. That includes introducing new users to its, a growing business for the Silicon Valley company and Google Play store, where drivers can listen to the same albums, podcasts and audiobooks in the vehicle as at home.
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