Volvo’s cars will be among the first vehicles to have Gemini integration. Gemini will replace Assistant in these cars later this year. Google will use the car maker as its lead development partner for ​new Android Automotive ​features and updates.

Today, Volvo said it was shoving its way to the front of the line to be the first to receive the new tech. Volvo said it was expanding its preexisting partnership with Google — the Swedish automaker was one of the first to adopt the built-in Android Automotive operating system for its vehicles — to include the integration of Gemini across its model lineup.

Following the announcement that Gemini is coming to cars, Volvo is using I/O 2025 to announce a new expanded partnership with Google. The companies' new deal makes Volvo's cars reference hardware for future Android Automotive OS development,