Rivian's New AI Assistant Knows What You Mean, Not Just What You Say
… Rivian first announced at its Autonomy & AI Day event last year that an AI-powered in-vehicle assistant was coming. …
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What can Rivian Assistant do for you?
Holding the left steering wheel button or saying, "Hey, Rivian," tells the assistant to start listening. The basic vehicle control functions range from the familiar -- call Mom, navigate home, adjust the temperature, etc. -- to more advanced tasks like changing drive modes, adjusting ride height, opening the front trunk or checking range-on-arrival estimates. The utility of such voice commands is proven and well-covered. More interesting are the context-aware commands. Instead of requiring precise phrasing, the assistant parses natural language and interprets intent. Rivian's own example -- "M
Rivian's New AI Assistant Knows What You Mean, Not Just What You SayAnthropic's AI Assistant Claude Is Now Available in Microsoft Word
… Last week, Anthropic announced that its AI agent tool Claude Cowork is now available on paid plans for both MacOS and Windows. For many Word users, Claude could be a welcome alternative to Copilot, an AI assistant launched by Microsoft in February 2023. …
GM Adds Google Gemini for Drivers to Rev Up With AI Assistant
… "Auto companies are also seemingly obsessed with figuring out what the in-car experience is going to be when cars are able to drive themselves, and adding an AI interface could be part of that future." Tesla's Grok is the top in-vehicle AI assistant right now, says Edward Loh, head of editorial at … …
Google Search Is Becoming Something Fundamentally Different. Here's What That Looks Like
… AI updates coming to Search Robby Stein, Google's vice president of product for Search, framed this year's I/O updates as a major step in combining Google Search with advanced AI, tracing progress from AI Overviews to AI Mode and, now, a unified AI search experience. …
I Chatted With Google's Lifesize, Hyperreal AI Companion
… And would an agentic video AI assistant make things helpful or awkward? And what jobs would an agentic video agent like this possibly replace? According to Andrew Nartker, the general manager for Google Beam, who guided me through demos, this video AI agent is very much an experiment. …
How to Watch Google I/O 2026 and What to Expect
… Gemini will use a notebook for context, so you don't have to start all over again with information sources. Those notebooks also sync directly with Google's AI research assistant NotebookLM , allowing you to create a host of different outputs, like video overviews, charts and more. …