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pulled the wraps off of the Android Auto, the redesigned car-specific
interface for Android, at the Google I/O developers conference in San
Francisco today.
Android Auto is contextually aware, so it knows when you're in the car
and presents a simplified version of the new Android L release
interface that is meant to reduce distraction. Android Auto runs on the
mobile device, but mirrors its interface onto a touchscreen in the
vehicle's dashboard. The user can then interact with Android using the
touch screen or voice command.
If Android Auto's card-based
interface looks familiar, it's because the technology is sort of like
Google Now for the car. When Android Auto connects to your car's
display, it will automatically show information relevant to your driving
habits based on the information that Google and Google Now already
knows about you. So if it's 5pm, it could start up already showing a
shortcut for your commute home with a travel time estimate. Just tap and
go.
You'll also be able to tap a steering wheel or onscreen
button and speak commands to Android Auto to access Google Maps
Navigation, destination and contact search, and to access messaging and
telephony. The driver can also speak and reply to incoming text and
email messages using Google's voice input and text-to-speech systems.
The familiar commands should be recognizable from Google Now on the
phone.
The driver can, for example, tap a button on a steering
wheel to bring up the Google Voice Search prompt and ask Android Auto to
navigate to the nearest coffee shop to quickly search and go.
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