Waymo's first self-driving car designed from scratch, Ojai, unveiled: Gemini gets in the car, with three screens each with their own division of labor. Waymo, a self-driving company owned by Google, yesterday released its first self-driving car Ojai, designed from scratch for the online car-hailing scene, and simultaneously launched the in-car AI assistant Gemini in Waymo and Huan

Waymo's first self-driving car designed from scratch, Ojai, debuts: Gemini gets in the car, and each of the three screens has its own division of labor. Google's self-driving company Waymo yesterday released its first self-driving car Ojai designed from scratch for the online car-hailing scene, and simultaneously launched the in-car AI assistant Gemini in Waymo and a brand new three-screen interactive interface. Waymo said it hopes to build the cabin into a flexible space that passengers can use independently, and will invite more public passengers to experience it in the near future. Gemini gets in the car but does not hold the steering wheel, and voice interaction covers the cockpit. The Gemini in Waymo conversational AI assistant deployed in the Ojai car runs independently of the Waymo Driver driving system. After passengers click on the Gemini icon on the screen, they can adjust the air conditioning temperature, check itinerary information, inquire about daily knowledge such as nearby coffee shops or landmark history, and even directly control the cabin by saying "turn the air conditioning to 18 degrees Celsius" through voice. Passengers can also request to pull over via voice, but Waymo explicitly emphasizes that Gemini does not control vehicle movement or routing and does not have access to real-time driving data. This in-vehicle screen revision is Waymo’s first major interface update in several years. The new interface highlights trip information, music control and cockpit media settings. The Ojai has three screens that display different content depending on the seat - the single passenger in the right rear seat has full control options, while the remaining screen displays simplified trip status or an ambient media player, and Calm Mode dims the screen to retain only minimal trip information. From customized hardware to AI cockpits to scene-based interactions, Waymo is trying to redefine "riding in a car" - leaving the steering wheel to the algorithm and returning all the remaining space to the passengers. via AI News (author: AI Base)