Volvo Cars today announced an expanded partnership with Google ™ to more rapidly deliver the latest Android Automotive OS innovations to customers who own Volvo models with Google built-in. This includes Google Gemini™, which the companies demonstrated together at Google I/O 2025 in a Volvo EX90. Volvo cars will now be one of Google’s reference hardware platforms for future Android car development.
With Google’s upcoming launch of Google Gemini in cars, Volvo car drivers with Google built-in will be among the first to benefit from the power of the latest conversational AI technology.
Gemini in the car can better understand what you want while driving through natural conversations. You can talk naturally to craft messages, translate them into another language before sending them, ask questions from the car’s user manual, or learn specific details about your destination.
This kind of natural conversation can help reduce your cognitive load, allowing you to stay focused on driving and reducing distractions for everyone onboard.
Gemini will replace the current Google Assistant in Volvo cars with Google built-in later this year.
Through the expanded partnership, Volvo Cars has also become one of the reference hardware platforms for Google’s development work on the Android operating system for cars. This means Google will use Volvo Cars as a lead development partner for new features and updates, before adding them to the main Android codebase.
This allows the two companies to innovate together on new connected experiences, making sure Volvo drivers will be among the first to enjoy the latest Android features and performance enhancements. It will also accelerate advancements in the connected car space for the entire automotive industry and drivers worldwide.
“We strive to deliver human-centric technology, and a stunning customer experience is essential. Through this partnership with Google, we can bring the latest features and capabilities from the leading consumer eco-system into our products first,” says Alwin Bakkenes, head of global software engineering at Volvo Cars. “With our expanding partnership, we’re collaborating on cutting-edge solutions that shape the future of connected cars.”