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I tried Android Auto offline while on a road trip, and it beats mobile data in 2 ways

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You can still use Android Auto, even when there's no mobile data.
Using pre-downloaded maps and playlists greatly reduces latency issues.
You'll lose access to web-based functions like traffic and assistant responses, though.

Last weekend, my wife and I decided to visit the cozy upstate town of Catskill, just off the Hudson River in New York. But instead of doing the usual and letting Android Auto and all its Gemini wisdom guide us, we agreed to become minimalists for a day.

Not to the extremes of using a physical map to navigate the two-and-a-half-hour road trip, but with our phones tucked away, notifications turned off, and using Android Auto offline only. Just months ago, we found ourselves underprepared for a drive through the desert valleys of the West Coast, so we figured this would be a great...

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The loss of Situational Awareness

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AI is coming for the cheap seats on your favourite flight route

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China threatens ‘resolute’ retaliation over the US robot ban, and it holds the rare-earth card

The US wanted to keep Chinese robots out. Beijing’s answer: do this, and we will hit back where it hurts. China has threatened “resolute” retaliation after Washington moved to bar imports of Chinese-made humanoid robots. Its commerce ministry called the measure discriminatory and warned it “severely” damages trade relations,

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The loss of Situational Awareness

Apple’s iPhone and Mac sales keep growing despite RAM shortages

AI is coming for the cheap seats on your favourite flight route

China threatens ‘resolute’ retaliation over the US robot ban, and it holds the rare-earth card