Google showed me the future of Android Auto - and now I dread my own car

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My first thought after demoing the upcoming Android Auto features at Google I/O this week was the dread of going back to my own car, innocently parked on the other side of the country.

I've been an Android Auto user for years now, and while I'd like to think that I'm one of the more fortunate drivers who's experienced only a few connectivity problems, the AI takeover across all of life's consumer tech products has given me hope for something greater.

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A YouTube video player on the dashboardisn't that, to be clear, but many of the other new Android Auto additions, like self-generated widgets and immersive navigation, should make a big difference to my driving experience. Here are my first impressions of the latest...

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