German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has said that drivers of some of its luxury vehicles in the US will receive the power of ChatGPT in a pilot program starting June 16.
According to Devdiscourve, which is compatible with about 900,000 vehicles with the Mercedes-Benz MBUX system, the company says ChatGPT will be downloaded over the air once the driver opts in via the Mercedes app or by voice command
The trial will last three months, during which Mercedes will see how drivers use the technology. The German carmaker says ChatGPT will make responses in its car system sound more natural and allow drivers to ask for information about destinations or solve other queries, such as cooking something for dinner.
Mercedes-Benz previously allowed drivers and passengers to make a series of voice commands, such as turning on the seat heating. ChatGPT integration agreement promises to make everything perfect. In a press release, the company says drivers can issue commands via the phrase “Hey Mercedes” and chat with their vehicles.
In a separate blog post, Microsoft – the company that provided the big investment in OpenAI – said that one day drivers can make restaurant reservations, book movie tickets, and perform other tasks from the side. behind the wheel through integrated AI assistants. The results of Mercedes-Benz’s testing will open new avenues for the automotive sector. According to the company, the voice data will be stored, anonymized, and analyzed in the Mercedes cloud storage to ensure privacy.
In March, Mercedes-Benz rival General Motors said it was also exploring the integration of AI ChatGPT chatbot technology in vehicles as part of a broader partnership with Microsoft
