Popular car brand Volkswagen has revealed it has fitted a revolutionary technology into its vehicles.
The German car maker will be adding ChatGPT into its vehicles fitted with the new-generation infotainment system.
The artificial intelligence research tool is now available in all new vehicles in the all-electric ID family2, as well as in the new Golf3, new Tiguan3 and new Passat3.
It can be accessed using the voice assistant and offers a range of new options such as allowing drivers to search results which are read out loud and can interact with the car using natural language.
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Kai Grünitz, member of the brand board of management responsible for development at Volkswagen, said that the car brand has a long tradition of “democratising technologies”.
He explained: “As a volume manufacturer, we make these technologies accessible to large numbers of people.
“By seamlessly integrating ChatGPT into the backend of our voice assistant, we are now offering drivers the opportunity to use this artificial intelligence on a daily basis, thus underlining how innovative our products are.”
Current Volkswagen models already allow users to control the infotainment, navigation and climate control systems using the IDA online voice assistant.
Through the AI function, it can provide information on tourist attractions, and reports on past football tournaments.
The digital assistant is launched by saying “Hello IDA” or pressing the button on the steering wheel.
At no point does ChatGPT gain access to vehicle data, the car brand detailed. Questions and answers are deleted immediately to ensure optimal data protection.
The online voice assistant can be deactivated either in the settings area of the Volkswagen app or in the infotainment system privacy settings.
Volkswagen is not the only car maker to include artificial intelligence tech within their vehicles.
In February, DS Automobiles rolled out access to ChatGPT for drivers after a successful trial found there was an appetite from motorists to have AI assistance in vehicles.
The trial, which was launched in October last year, found during its testing phase that the use of speech recognition increased by more than 50 per cent, offering a safer alternative for drivers who may be tempted to use their phones.
ChatGPT uses language models to understand and generate a natural and fluid interaction for drivers.
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