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Google Maps taps Gemini AI to transform into an ‘all-knowing copilot’

Users can now have conversations about their route or surrounding landmarks with Gemini while using Google Maps.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
A bunch of GM cars can’t access their in-vehicle app store anymore.

The change affects some 2017 through 2020 vehicles, GMAuthority reports. Apps that affected owners have downloaded won’t receive support, and if they delete an app or do a factory reset, they’ll lose access to that app.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Tesla is facing another wrongful death lawsuit about its door handles.

The suit alleges that the company’s vehicle design trapped five people inside a burning Model S following a 2024 crash in Wisconsin, killing all of them. Tesla is already facing a federal investigation into complaints that its door handles, which sit flush against the vehicle and are electronically controlled, can trap people inside their vehicle during a crash. The company has said it would redesign the handles.

Lyft CEO David Risher on paying drivers more and the shift to robotaxis
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Risher sees Lyft as a service company above all, but AI makes everything weird.

Nilay Patel