I tested Gemini on Android Auto and now I can't stop talking to it: 5 tasks it nails

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Gemini is now widely available in Android Auto.
• It can integrate with Google services and other apps.
• The AI answered both simple and complex, multi-step questions. 

Despite Google's insistence on packing artificial intelligence into nearly every conceivable product, I haven't really found too much day-to-day use for it. That might change now. 

Over the weekend, I noticed my Android Auto had updated to include Gemini. I decided to give it a quick test, and it deftly answered my questions. When I started to dive deeper, though, I was surprised by just how much it could do and how easily it handled what I thought were more complex asks.

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