Volkswagen announces integration of ChatGPT in vehicles for enhanced interactions
January 8 2024
Volkswagen is set to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its car models, including the Tiguan, Passat, Golf, and the ID family of electric vehicles, starting in the second quarter of 2024. The implementation, first rolling out in Europe with potential plans for the U.S., aims to enhance the existing IDA in-car voice assistant with more natural interactions, allowing drivers to control basic functions and ask general knowledge questions hands-free. The company highlights future interactive features and has prioritized data protection by promptly deleting queries. Despite challenges in 2023, Volkswagen is proactively adopting the technology, in contrast to other automakers who are still testing such AI, signaling a move to boost its technological image and offerings.
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What does it mean?
- OpenAI: An artificial intelligence research lab consisting of the for-profit OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc, known for developing advanced AI technologies and tools.
- ChatGPT: A variant of the Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) created by OpenAI, designed to generate human-like text and capable of conversing with users in a natural language.
- ID family of electric vehicles: A series of electric cars produced by Volkswagen, including models like the ID.3 and ID.4, which use battery power and are part of the company's strategy to move towards sustainable mobility.
- IDA in-car voice assistant: Volkswagen's intelligent digital assistant integrated into its vehicles to enable voice control over car functions and provide assistance to the driver.
- Hands-free: A feature that allows users to operate devices or systems without the need for physical contact, often through voice commands or other remote controls.
- General knowledge questions: Questions that cover a wide range of subjects rather than being specialized in one particular area.
- Data protection: Measures and processes implemented to ensure the privacy and security of personal data stored and processed by a company or service.
- Technological image: The perception of a company as being innovative, modern, and at the forefront of incorporating new technology into its products or services.