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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 and 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, the plans regarding the initiation of the introduction of the relevant technology have not yet been finalized.
VW opted for 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 to ask about commonly known matters. (Given that 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 spacious,” says Volkswagen.
VW promises not to 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 don't have enough conversational skills and usually can't handle more complex navigation requests. False positive results and the need to repeat instructions by voice are common. Many car manufacturers rely on the use of solutions from third-party developers, such as Google's assistant and Amazon's Alexa.
ChatGPT and other similar bots are known to often provide false information, and OpenAI has been the target of numerous defamation and copyright infringement lawsuits.
While many automakers use the CES conference in Las Vegas to announce plans to enhance their vehicles with generative artificial intelligence and large language models, VW is the first to officially adopt the chatbot it's best known for , that he started the artificial intelligence revolution.
VW also adds that it can integrate ChatGPT into its cars thanks to to Cerence, a ChatGPT integration software developer. The Cerence Chat Pro software will enhance VW's voice assistant to be able to "provide appropriate responses to almost any possible query".
