Gemini AI is Retarded
Within a couple days of the forced rollout of Gemini AI for Android Auto I experienced a driving/navigation hallucination/malfunction by Gemini that made it clear for me it was untenable. As soon as I figured out how I switched everything back to the Google Assistant that while much more limited rarely made mistakes like that. Now I see Google is murdering the Google Assistant on September 4th 2026. They sent out a notification, and will be shutting down the server side access. I’m about ready to see if I can buy a TomTom.
I considered subscribing to the Ford interface, but it seems that is also controlled by Gemini AI, and Gemini AI is making inroads into Apple and may affect Apple CarPlay.
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Is there a long term solution.
Yeah, I know, I know, some people will say, “Well I never had a problem.” Good for you. Others will try to say some how I’m to blame. Maybe. So, tell me how to fix it then. Some apologists will say what did I expect or I expected to much… the thing is before Gemini AI was forced on us it just worked, and it worked after I rolled back my systems to Google Assistant it work. Now as of September 4th I won’t be able to trust it. Getting in a screaming match with an AI or LLM if you prefer is not a way to reduce distracted driving. Pulling over to the side of the road to manually enter data with my thumbs is an option, but I could do that before integrated systems.
I had been using Android Auto across 3 different vehicles, but now I feel like I may be forced to abandon it. I would say, “and just use Google Maps directly,” but it seems like Gemini Ai will soon be managing that direct interface as well.
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I am not ready for the flaming I’ll likely get for making this post, but I need stuff that works.
Note: I did report this to NHTSA, but I doubt they care. They will likely class it as somebody whining about their stereo instead of the safety issue I feel it is.