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ChatGPT soon in Volkswagen vehicles
Volkswagen (VW) announces that it will install OpenAI's ChatGPT in its vehicles from the second quarter of this year. ChatGPT will be available in all VW vehicles, including the Tiguan, Passat and Golf, as well as the ID family of electric vehicles. The new technology will first be available in Europe, and Volkswagen is also considering the use of artificial intelligence in vehicles in the United States. For the time being, plans regarding the start of the introduction of the technology in question are not yet final.
VW chose ChatGPT as an upgrade to its IDA voice assistant to enable more natural communication between car and driver. Vehicle owners can use the new super-powerful voice assistant to control basic functions such as heating and air conditioning, or ask about common questions. (Since ChatGPT occasionally makes things up, user caution is advised.)
If you're scratching your head wondering why you'd even need ChatGPT in your car, VW says future features will help prove its usefulness. "Enriching conversations, explaining things, interacting in intuitive language, receiving vehicle-specific information and much more - completely hands-free,” says Volkswagen.
VW promises it won't force you to create a new account or install apps. You can activate the chatbot by saying “Hello IDA” or by pressing a button on the steering wheel. OpenAI will also not have access to your driving data. VW says the questions and answers are "immediately deleted to ensure the highest possible level of data protection".
Most voice assistants in vehicles are pretty basic, knowing things like turning on the seat heater or window defroster, but they lack conversational skills and usually can't handle more complex navigation requests. False positives and the need to repeat instructions by voice are common. Many car manufacturers rely on the use of third-party solutions such as Google Assistant and Amazon's Alexa.
ChatGPT and other similar bots are known to often spread false information, and OpenAI has been the target of numerous defamation and copyright infringement lawsuits.
While many automakers are using the CES conference in Las Vegas to announce plans to improve their vehicles with generative artificial intelligence and large language models, VW is the first to officially adopt the chatbot best known for starting the AI revolution. intelligence.
VW also adds that it can integrate ChatGPT into its cars thanks to Cerence, a software manufacturer that deals with ChatGPT integration. The Cerence Chat Pro software will improve VW's voice assistant so that it can "provide appropriate responses to almost any possible query".
