MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - MAY 17: Rishi Chandra, Google Vice President of Product Management and General Manager of Home Products, speaks during the opening keynote address at the Google I/O 2017 Conference at Shoreline Amphitheater on May 17, 2017 in Mountain View, California. Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered the opening keynote address to kick off the three-day Google I/O 2017 Conference. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Here is Google's vision for the future of computing: As you drive home from work, you tell your car, “Ok, Google,” triggering the company's Assistant. You order food, the digital helper handles the transaction and makes sure it's ready when you arrive.
Right now, Amazon.com Inc and its Alexa digital assistant are closer to realising that goal, having cut a deal this year with Ford Motor Co to let drivers search, shop and control other devices by voice from their vehicles.
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