Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Next-Gen Infotainment

Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by hansjorg on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:02PM (#17014899)

They already have your location, and based on how fast you're moving they know if you're in a vehicle. Based on how you leave that vehicle in a certain spot and come back to it, they already know that's your vehicle.

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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by ocdtrekkie on Monday May 07, 2018 @03:10PM (#17015532)

You are assuming I carry any device Google is capable of tracking on my person. If a car comes with Google Maps built in, it is no longer a car I can consider for purchase.

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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by taneq on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @12:36AM (#17018849)

I'm actually super impressed with the recent progress that the Android OpenStreetMap client has made. In the past six months or so it's gone from virtually useless to being a full Google Maps replacement (at least for my use cases).

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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @01:55AM (#17019105)

I found the actual map quality quite lacking, unfortunately. Your mileage may vary by location, of course. I had been testing using OSM for a project to get some data, and MapQuest both had the OSM data and their own proprietary data. I compared the two and it was really painful to try and work with OSM's data.

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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by wr909 on Monday May 07, 2018 @03:06PM (#17015503)

Who is they? Google or Volvo?

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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by huhtenberg on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:15AM (#17019395)

The OP probably implies that everyone carries an Android phone, so they are referring Google.

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