Volkswagen Becomes First Car Manufacturer Integration ChatGPT As Standard Feature On ItsKendaran Line

Volkswagen ID.7 and Golf will have a ChatGPT (Doc. Volkswagen AG) system

JAKARTA - Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is currently the subject of public conversation, including the automotive world. Volkswagen (VW), as one of the world's largest automakers, claims to be the first car manufacturer to have applied this system to its vehicles.

In the CES 2024 event, namely a well-known electronic exhibition in the world, VW presented the first vehicle to use an AI-based ChatGPT chatbot connected to the company's IDA voice assistant.

Consumers can freely have access to an artificial intelligence database that develops to all VW models with the help of an IDA voice assistant and conduct research on the content read out to them while driving. The technology was developed by the Cerence Chat Pro of technology partner Cerence Inc, which offers ChatGPT integration for automotive.

"We are now the first manufacturer to make this innovative technology a standard feature in vehicles from the compact to the upper segment," Kai Grunitz, as the Technical Development Brand VW, said on the company website, Monday, January 8.

To operate it, the driver only needs to install the latest app or enable ChatGPT assisted by the voice assistant turned on by saying Hello IDA or pressing the button on the steering wheel. IDA automatically prioritizes whether the vehicle function must be run, destination search, or temperature adjustment.

ChatGPT does not gain access to any vehicle data; questions and answers are immediately removed to ensure the level of data protection is as high as possible. This is facilitated by the Cerence Chat Pro, which utilizes many sources, including ChatGPT, to allow IDA to provide accurate and relevant responses to almost any imagined request.

This artificial intelligence system will be offered in the latest infotainment technology on several models, such as ID.7, ID.4, ID.5, ID.3, All New Tiguan, All New Passat, and the latest Golf. This feature will become standard equipment starting in the second quarter of 2024.