Gemini AI Takes Aim at Instacart and Uber

Gemini AI Takes Aim at Instacart and Uber By PYMNTS  |  March 3, 2026  |  Google highlighted an agentic artificial intelligence feature that will soon be added to its Gemini app Tuesday (March 3) when outlining new features of its Pixel smartphones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. Δ In a Tuesday blog post announcing the latest features, Michal Levin, director, product management, wrote: “Let Gemini handle your busy work. From ordering groceries to booking a rideshare service to reordering your usual coffee, Gemini works with your apps in the background to complete everyday tasks.” Google announced in a Wednesday (Feb. 25) blog post that some smartphone users will soon be able to ask the Gemini app to book a ride or order groceries or a meal. This will be enabled by a new Gemini feature that will perform multistep tasks in the background while the user is free to keep using the phone, according to the post. The capability will launch “soon” as a beta feature in the Gemini app for Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 series smartphones, initially in the United States and South Korea, the...