Gemini Live on Android Auto Falls Into Self-Looping Bug, Undercutting Hands-Free Use

User reports suggest Gemini is mishearing its own output because of in-car audio latency, prompting calls for a software fix.

Overview

In a Reddit video and other reports, Gemini Live starts to answer, cuts itself off, then responds to its own words in a repeating loop.
The behavior is being seen on cars with built-in Bluetooth and through the standard Android Auto experience, with some users noting similar issues on phones.
Reports point to audio latency and imperfect echo cancellation causing the assistant to detect its own speech as user input.
No official fix has been announced, and Gemini for Android Auto remains limited in availability with Gemini Live in vehicles still considered in beta.
Some drivers report that lowering the car’s volume helps reduce the looping, a stopgap as reliability concerns grow during Google’s transition from Assistant to Gemini.