- GM is rolling out Google Gemini to eligible Cadillac and Corvette models.
- The update applies to vehicles with Google built-in in Australia and New Zealand.
- Gemini supports natural conversation, route planning, entertainment and message help.
General Motors is rolling out Google Gemini to Cadillac and Corvette models with Google built-in, bringing a more conversational AI assistant to eligible vehicles in Australia and New Zealand.
The update begins from today and will be delivered gradually over several months. It applies to eligible model year 2025 and newer Cadillacs, plus 2026 and newer Corvettes equipped with Google built-in. Once ready, owners will see a message appear on the infotainment screen.
Less command, more conversation
Gemini replaces the current Google Assistant with a system designed to understand more natural language, follow-up questions and context. In practical terms, drivers should not need to memorise exact voice commands or repeat themselves every time they change direction mid-thought.
GM says owners will be able to ask for route help, entertainment suggestions, message summaries and translations, or simply start a more open conversation through Gemini Live.
Examples include asking for the nearest post office, then adding a coffee stop along the way, or refining a lunch search by asking for places less than a 3km detour from the current route. That is a much more useful pitch than the old “say the right phrase and hope” school of in-car voice control.
Smarter road-trip help
Route planning is one of the bigger promises. Gemini can be asked to find fuel along a route, locate an EV charger matching a vehicle’s plug type, or suggest places based on specific criteria.
It can also help with more niche requests, such as comparing golf courses by price and slope rating, then explaining what slope means. Slightly specific, yes, but it shows the broader idea: the car assistant is being nudged towards actual reasoning, not just menu shortcuts.
Entertainment also gets an upgrade. Gemini can create playlists for a road trip, suggest podcast episodes to match remaining drive time, or interact with in-vehicle apps such as Amazon Music, Audible, Prime Video, Spotify and YouTube, where supported.
What owners need
To use Gemini, customers must have an active Connected Services complimentary trial or subscription, be signed into a Google Account, use an available assistant language and opt in to Gemini.
Supported languages include English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and several others. GM says Gemini will expand to additional vehicles and more languages over time.
For now, the rollout is another sign that the in-car assistant is shifting from basic command tool to something closer to a proper AI passenger. Whether drivers want that passenger chatting away is another question, but at least it should be better at finding coffee.