Google Assistant - in the car

Google LLC

About this app

Ask Google for Hands-free help in the car
Talk to Google to get everyday tasks done more easily while you’re driving. Quickly get directions, keep in touch, control your favorite media, and adjust vehicle settings with just your voice for a streamlined and enjoyable driving experience. Just get started with "Hey Google".

Get quick directions and local info
Easily find answers about businesses, restaurants and attractions, including business hours, traffic info and Google Maps directions. You can also add a stop along your route for a charge station or pick up some coffee on the way.

"Hey Google..."
"How's the traffic to work?"
"Where's the nearest coffee shop?"
"Give me directions to Heathrow Airport"

Stay in touch with hands-free calls and texts
Google Assistant makes it fast and easy to stay connected to those who matter most. Make calls and send texts without touching your phone.

"Hey Google..."
"Read my messages"
"Call Emma"
"Text Alex 'On my way'"

Control your favourite media with your voice
Enjoy your favourite songs, radio stations, podcasts, books and more*. Search by artist, find something to match your mood or resume your podcast or book from where you left off. You can also skip songs or fast forward and adjust the volume.

"Hey Google…"
"Play Radio"
"Play Music"
"Resume song"
"Turn up the volume"

Google is integrated into your vehicle
Talk to Google to control vehicle functions and get relevant information for your drive. Easily control the temperature, demister, check if you have enough range to get to your destination and more.

"Hey Google…"
"Set the temperature to 20 degrees"
"How far can I drive?"
"Turn on the defroster"

Stay organised with helpful information for your day
Ask Google to help you remember things and get information to prepare for your day. Stay informed with the latest weather, upcoming calendar items, create a shopping list and more*. Get things done easily in the moment and set reminders for things to do later.

"Hey Google…"
"What’s on my agenda"
"How’s the weather today?"
"Remind me to pick up dry cleaning at 6pm tomorrow"
"Add milk to my shopping list"

Get things done across apps and devices
Google Assistant works across your favourite apps and devices, orchestrating seamlessly to help you get things done and providing you with the information that you need. Easily connect to and control compatible smart home devices while in the car for peace of mind and convenience.

"Hey Google…"
"Set the temperature at home to 22 degrees"
"Are the kitchen lights on?"

*Some features may require prior setup, a signed-in Google account, current subscription, compatible device or Internet connectivity.

Ratings and reviews

Google Assistant does not speak Finnish, so it is pretty much useless in the car as it doesn't understand or guide with the street names in local language. There is no way you can pronounce the Finnish street names so that Google Assistant would understand them. This is a big problem as my Polestar has no other way of voice interaction. So please Google, add Finnish language support to Assistant - it really shouldn't be a big task as Google speaks and understands Finnish in its other services.

Works fairly decent. Doesn't recognize my daughter's name (Erin) and trys it's hardest to call or text "Aaron"... Also, it recently doesn't understand the word "no". If it asks me a yes or no question, and I say "no", it thinks I'm saying "Noe" and says "would you like to call Noe"?

What's new

Now you can use Assistant to get information about your vehicle and control certain functionality.