Volkswagen announced Monday its OpenAI integration plans. Install ChatGPT on your vehicle It will be included as a standard feature from 2024.
The artificial intelligence-powered chatbot will be integrated into the automaker's existing IDA voice assistant.
“Volkswagen will be the first mass production manufacturer to offer Chat GPT as a standard feature in many production vehicles starting in the second quarter of 2024,” the company announced on Monday. press release.
by Verge, ChatGPT-enabled vehicles will be available to European customers for the first time this year. The company also intends to bring the vehicle to the United States, but plans have not yet been finalized, the newspaper reported.
Powered by Cerence Chat Pro, the automaker's voice assistant will offer additional features such as the ability to control the vehicle's infotainment, navigation, and air conditioning.
Volkswagen says the new feature will help drivers by “enriching conversations, resolving doubts, interacting with an intuitive language and receiving vehicle-specific information, purely hands-free.” Stated.
Owners do not need to create a ChatGPT account or install any applications to use the AI system. Driver inquiries that cannot be answered using the basic functionality of Volkswagen's voice assistant are referred anonymously to her ChatGPT and a response is generated.
“Voice assistants are activated by saying “Hello IDA'' or by pressing a button on the steering wheel. IDA automatically performs vehicle functions, searches for destinations, or adjusts the temperature. “If the Volkswagen system is unable to respond to your request, it will be anonymously forwarded to the AI and answered by the familiar Volkswagen voice,” the company explained.
Addressing potential privacy and security concerns, the automaker claimed that ChatGPT does not have access to vehicle data. Inquiries forwarded to the AI system are “immediately deleted to ensure the highest possible level of data protection,” the company said.
Volkswagen's Kai Grunitz said: “Volkswagen has always democratized technology and made it available to many people. This is simply in our DNA. As a result, we are now “We are the first mass-produced manufacturer to include this innovative technology as standard equipment in Volkswagen vehicles.” Thanks to ChatGPT's seamless integration and strong collaboration with his partner Cerence, we are providing drivers with added value and direct access to AI-based research tools. This also highlights the innovative strength of our new products. ”
Cerence CEO Stefan Ortmanns said the new integration provides “unparalleled flexibility, customization and ease of deployment, while prioritizing driver security and ease of use.”
“Looking to the future, Volkswagen and Cerence will jointly explore collaborations to design a new Large Language Model-based (LLM) user experience as the basis for Volkswagen’s next-generation in-vehicle assistant.” Ortmans added.
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