The automaker is bringing most of the work in house to reduce costs and retain control.

As we previously spotted and Google later confirmed in a series of deprecations, the Assistant Driving Mode for Google Maps is going away later this month. Update: Only the App Launcher is going away.

Google is in the process of removing the “app launcher” from Assistant Driving Mode following the announcement last month. That change rolled out to one of our Android devices, and here’s how Driving ...

Google Assistant is being replaced by Gemini as the default voice assistant on Android devices. The Assistant Driving Mode feature on Google Maps is also going away for good in favor of Gemini. Media ...

Google has officially confirmed the discontinuation of Google Assistant Driving Mode for Google Maps later this month, as previously observed in a series of deprecations. However, an update clarifies ...

Starting in the first half of 2026, the Ford AI assistant will arrive on the Ford app in select regions and reach up to 8 ...

BMW's Driving Assistant Plus is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) package designed to make driving easier and safer. It combines several camera- and radar-based systems that help with ...

Android Police spotted a new banner on the Google Assistant Driving Mode home screen stating the view will be gone in February (like so many other Google projects). It’s unclear if other parts, like ...