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Waymo Integrates Google's Gemini AI for Safer Self-Driving Cars, Google Maps Hits 2B Users

Oct 31, 2024, 02:51 PM

Waymo is integrating Google's Gemini, a multimodal large language model developed by Google DeepMind, into its self-driving cars to enhance safety, environmental impact, and human interactions. This integration aims to leverage Gemini's advanced AI capabilities to improve the safety and efficiency of Waymo's autonomous vehicles. Waymo’s new EMMA model, built on Gemini AI, uses sensor data and advanced reasoning for smarter self-driving. Additionally, Google Maps has incorporated Gemini to provide AI-summarized reviews and answers to conversational questions, enhancing user experience. The new features include enhanced lane guidance, Immersive View expansion to 150 cities, and the ability to ask Maps for inspiration curated by Gemini. Google Maps hit 2B monthly users, and the updates are grounded in knowledge of 250M+ places. These updates are part of Google's broader strategy to integrate AI into its products, making navigation and exploration more intuitive and interactive.