Gemini will use Volvo’s external cameras to interpret parking signs

Gemini 将利用沃尔沃的外部摄像头来解读停车标志

Gemini is gaining the power of sight and mobility. Today at the I/O conference, Google and Volvo announced that the AI-powered assistant will be able to access external cameras in the upcoming EX60 SUV to help explain and interpret its surroundings to vehicle owners. The upgrade is possible thanks to Volvo’s use of Google’s embedded Android Automotive as its vehicle operating system.

Gemini 正在获得视觉和移动能力。在今天的 I/O 大会上，谷歌与沃尔沃宣布，这款人工智能助手将能够访问即将推出的 EX60 SUV 的外部摄像头，以帮助车主解释和解读周围环境。这一升级得益于沃尔沃采用了谷歌嵌入式 Android Automotive 作为其车载操作系统。

Google posits that the first use case will be to ask Gemini to translate difficult-to-understand parking signs, though the company obviously sees other future applications as possible as well. Google envisions a camera-enabled Gemini recalling a road sign, interpreting lane markings, or even answering questions about a nearby landmark or restaurant. The company says Gemini will be able to tell car owners how long they can park in a certain location, whether they need certain permits, and other restrictions.

谷歌认为，首个应用场景将是让 Gemini 翻译难以理解的停车标志，尽管该公司显然也看到了未来其他可能的应用。谷歌设想，具备摄像头功能的 Gemini 可以识别路标、解读车道标线，甚至回答有关附近地标或餐厅的问题。该公司表示，Gemini 将能够告诉车主在特定地点可以停多久、是否需要特定许可证以及其他限制条件。

“In the future, Gemini will make your drive more helpful by allowing you to learn more about your surroundings while on the road,” Patrick Brady, VP of Android Automotive at Google, said in a statement.

“未来，Gemini 将让您的驾驶过程更有帮助，让您在路上时能更多地了解周围环境，”谷歌 Android Automotive 副总裁 Patrick Brady 在一份声明中表示。

This feature isn’t just powered by Google’s Gemini alone; it also relies on the EX60’s computing power provided by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon system-on-a-chip, as well as its over-the-air software capabilities.

这项功能不仅仅由谷歌的 Gemini 提供支持；它还依赖于 EX60 由高通骁龙系统级芯片（SoC）提供的计算能力，以及其无线（OTA）软件更新能力。

The parking sign interpretation seems like it could be legitimately useful — as long as it’s accurate. Testing will obviously determine whether the system works as well as Google claims. I live in the New York City region, and parking signs are notoriously difficult to decipher. But you can also imagine a scenario in which Gemini wrongly interprets a parking sign, resulting in a pricey ticket or, even worse, vehicle impoundment. Google needs to be sure that it nails this feature, otherwise car owners will simply disable it.

停车标志解读功能看起来确实很有用——前提是它足够准确。测试显然将决定该系统是否如谷歌所声称的那样有效。我住在纽约地区，那里的停车标志以难以辨认而闻名。但你也可以想象这样一种情况：Gemini 错误地解读了停车标志，导致车主收到昂贵的罚单，甚至更糟——车辆被拖走。谷歌必须确保这一功能万无一失，否则车主只会选择将其禁用。

With the power of sight, Google also says Maps will be more adept at delivering navigation directions. Volvo will be among the first automakers to receive Google Map’s new Immersive Navigation feature, in which the route is rendered in 3D with better graphics to more closely resemble the real world. With access to external cameras, for example, Google Maps will deliver more conversational directions that take into account nearby landmarks, like “go past this light and take the next left at the library.”

凭借视觉能力，谷歌还表示地图将更擅长提供导航指引。沃尔沃将成为首批获得谷歌地图全新“沉浸式导航”（Immersive Navigation）功能的汽车制造商之一，该功能以 3D 形式呈现路线，并提供更精美的图形，使其更接近真实世界。例如，通过访问外部摄像头，谷歌地图将能提供更具对话感的导航指引，并将附近的地标考虑在内，比如“经过这个红绿灯，在图书馆处左转”。