I recently tried out the Gemini assistant in the new Volvo cars (my posts are never sponsored btw), and the wife and I couldn't stop laughing, you'll see why at the end. Here goes:
lucas> oh cool it has gemini. gemini is good with voice, let's try. [I turn it on]
We start driving.
lucas> Please open passenger side window
gemini> Sorry I can't do that (safety reasons)
bruh
lucas> ok then please turn on seat massage
gemini> you need to install and configure the youtube app for that
lolwut?!
I later found out that this specific car model version didn't have seat massage (another one has) but... Gemini should just know and tell us!
lucas> It's getting a little cold, can you fix that?
gemini> No matter how cold it is outside, I always get warmth from our friendship
lolwut :D I'm not making this up, I swear!
But what is going on here I didn't even mean to stress-test it. The first two queries I tested on an XPeng a few weeks earlier and both worked fine. FWIW I think the real Gemini model with the right system prompt should nail these; I think it's whatever Google team does the port to car system that's not doing a good job.