Those who are eligible to participate in the three-month beta program can simply say to their car’s voice assistant, “Hey Mercedes, I want to join the beta program.” From there, they’ll be set up to use ChatGPT through Mercedes’ in-car voice assistant using Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Since it’s voice only, it shouldn’t be a concern for distracted driving, although you should still use it with caution.
What automaker is putting ChatGPT in its cars?
Answer: Mercedes.
Because having ChatGPT everywhere else just wasn’t enough, now we’re getting it while we’re driving too. Starting Friday, Mercedes-Benz is bringing the wildly popular large language model to some of its customers’ vehicles.
Those who are eligible to participate in the three-month beta program can simply say to their car’s voice assistant, “Hey Mercedes, I want to join the beta program.” From there, they’ll be set up to use ChatGPT through Mercedes’ in-car voice assistant using Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Since it’s voice only, it shouldn’t be a concern for distracted driving, although you should still use it with caution.
The system will be able to use ChatGPT to carry on natural conversations with the car’s occupants. Mercedes is also considering adding plugins that will allow it to complete certain tasks like booking movie tickets or setting up restaurant reservations. As far as privacy concerns go, Mercedes said that conversations will be “stored in the Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Cloud, where it is anonymized and analyzed,” so be careful what you say.
Those who are eligible to participate in the three-month beta program can simply say to their car’s voice assistant, “Hey Mercedes, I want to join the beta program.” From there, they’ll be set up to use ChatGPT through Mercedes’ in-car voice assistant using Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Since it’s voice only, it shouldn’t be a concern for distracted driving, although you should still use it with caution.
