Video: New Genesis app lets owners control cars via Google Assistant

Hyundai’s upscale brand is taking a cue from its parenting company and giving its customers more of the added connectivity they love. Several months after the automaker released a Blue Link app for the Google Assistant, its luxury subsidiary Genesis Motors has made its lineup of cars compatible with the popular voice assistant as well.

Through the new Genesis app for the Google Assistant, all G80 and G90 owners hooked into Genesis Connected Services can use voice commands to start up their car, adjust climate controls, lock and unlock their doors, send a destination to their vehicle’s navigation system, and operate the horn and lights all from the comfort of one’s home. The app can be remotely operated using Google Home, Google Assistant for the iPhone or Android smartphone, and simple text commands.

Genesis Connected Services is already usable through both Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant as well as the Genesis smartwatch app. The integration of Google Assistant should hopefully attract more luxury buyers with both an inner tech junkie and desire to control their car’s basic functions while still sprawled out on the sofa.

The Genesis app for the Google Assistant is currently available through Genesis Connected Services packages. All Genesis vehicles come with three years of free Connected Services, after which there are paid plans for its continued usage.