The first car equipped with Google’s Android mobile operating system hit the streets this April 23. It’s called the Roewe 350, and it launched at the Beijing Auto Show.

Roewe vehicles are luxury cars made by Chinese car company SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) using technology purchased from British company MG Rover, which has been owned by BMW in the past.

Now, where exatly is the Andorid, then? The 2.1 version of the OS is installed on the vehicle’s GPS system. Obviously, the OS runs through the entire DVD system, enabling its passengers to access the Internet while engaging in a little bit of online chatting as well as social networking. Not only that, you can also access information including real-time traffic. Of course, the Android 2.1 which it runs is a custom variant known as Inkanet, where it caters mostly for entertainment and GPS systems. You can also chat with other Inkanet users thanks to a "walkie-talkie" function.

Here's an official tv commercial for the car:

You can find some screenshots of Inkanet here. Check out some more video coverage in our video section, too.

The first Roewe 350 models have come down the production line of the firm’s Pukou plant in Nanjing, China. But SAIC has confirmed it will also build the at its Longbridge plant in the UK.

[via Mashable, übergizmo]