Exactly. Search, Maps and now Android (with and without voice assistant) are basically methods to sell influence on our decisionmaking. When cars become the day

Exactly. Search, Maps and now Android (with and without voice assistant) are basically methods to sell influence on our decisionmaking. When cars become the day to day search interface for drivers/riders, Google will be in a much weaker position for that. Except if they somehow achieve a relationship with hardware companies as symbiotic as in Android smartphones. Just being a backend search provider would be a step back for Google, because that is pretty much a commodity transaction where gatekeepers can negotiate for a sizable slice of the pie (see Firefox).