Volkswagen to integrate ChatGPT into voice assistant

Las Vegas: German automaker Volkswagen has announced to bring AI chatbot ChatGPT into its cars, integrated into its IDA voice assistant.

The voice assistant, enabled by Cerence Chat Pro, is activated by saying "Hello IDA" or pressing the button on the steering wheel.

IDA automatically prioritises whether a vehicle function should be executed, a destination searched or the temperature adjusted.

If the request cannot be answered by the Volkswagen system, it is forwarded anonymously to AI and the familiar Volkswagen voice responds.

ChatGPT does not gain access to any vehicle data and questions and answers are deleted immediately to ensure the highest possible level of data protection, the automaker said here during the 'CES 2024'.