This move kind of reminds me of the original iPhone with google maps. You're competing with google, but you're using their infrastructure. Why wouldn't they just go with another provider like OpenAI or Anthropic?
I think this is the second time in a week (the first being the "Googlebook") that Google's promotional announcement video showcasing UI is so full of special effects, dramatic pan/zooms, and woosh sounds, that I have no idea how the final-end product actually looks or works.
This is nice. So tired of touch screen controls that I can't access without breaking my focus from driving. This is a nice middle ground where you can display rich graphics if you're looking down at the knob, but can also control by feel without losing focus.