The partnership is part of Volkswagen's strategy to integrate more technology into its cars. The technology will be released to new and existing cars on the road through an over-the-air software update. Cerence has access to OpenAI's ChatGPT technology through a partnership with Microsoft. The companies have not yet provided details on the timeline or pricing of the technology's release.
Key takeaways:
- Volkswagen announced a partnership with Cerence, a company that builds voice-controlled interfaces for cars using AI technology, at CES 2024.
- Cerence's AI technology, which combines its own large language model (LLM) with OpenAI's ChatGPT, will be used to handle voice commands and questions in Volkswagen cars.
- The AI technology will be available for some VW cars in North America and Europe, including the Golf models, ID.71, ID.4, ID.5 and ID.3 electric vehicles, and the new Tiguan3 and Passat3 models.
- Cerence gets access to OpenAI's ChatGPT technology through a partnership with Microsoft.