{"id":2762,"date":"2023-06-20T10:54:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T02:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2023-06-20T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T02:54:44","slug":"mercedes-benz-is-adding-chatgpt-to-its-cars-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2762","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz is adding ChatGPT to its cars&#8230; right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/896\/500\/benz-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-b8a95802> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-b8a95802>Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS<\/h4>\n<p data-v-b8a95802>A special electric car<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Mercedes-Benz vehicles are known for their quiet cabins, but things are going to get a little louder in them soon.<\/p>\n<p>   <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The luxury automaker has announced that it is launching a software update that will bring ChatGPT into its vehicles through a collaboration with the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service., starting on June 16.<\/p>\n<p>The feature will be integrated into the MBUX infotainment system, which already offers a wide array of voice commands through the &#8220;Hey, Mercedes&#8221; voice assistant feature.<\/p>\n<p> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT will allow occupants to have &#8220;conversations with natural dialogues and follow-up questions&#8221; with the generative artificial intelligence platform.<\/p>\n<p><!--&gt;  \n\n<p>CAR TALK: AI CHAT CAPABILITY IS RACING INTO NEW VEHICLES<\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/640\/320\/benz-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"benz chat\"> \n\n<p>A beta version of Mercedes-Benz's ChatGPT voice assistant is launching on June 16. (Mercedes-Benz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Participants who ask the Voice Assistant for details about their destination, to suggest a new dinner recipe, or to answer a complex question, will receive a more comprehensive answer \u2013 while keeping their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road,\" Mercedes-Benz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature will be available as a beta program to the 900,000 customers who currently have an MBUX-equipped vehicle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n-->   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/640\/320\/benz-app.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"mercedes benz ai\"> <\/p>\n<p>Owners can sign up for the feature through the vehicle&#8217;s MBUX infotainment system or the Mercedes me app. (Mercedes-Benz)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The integration of ChatGPT with Microsoft in our controlled cloud environment is a milestone on our way to making our cars the center of our customers&#8217; digital lives. Our beta program boosts the existing Hey Mercedes functions such as navigation queries, weather requests and others with the capabilities of ChatGPT,&#8221; Markus Sch\u00e4fer, member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, chief technology officer, Development and Procurement, said.<\/p>\n<p>The beta program is scheduled to run for three months and the interactions will be used to further refine the system.<\/p>\n<p> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FOX NEWS AUTOS NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n<p><!--&gt;   --> <!--&gt;\n\n<p>Mercedes-Benz said it will retain control of all the collected data, which will be anonymized.<\/p>\n\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/640\/320\/benz-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"eqs screen\"> \n\n<p>A wide array of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are equipped with the MBUX infotainment system, including the EQS electric sedan. (Mercedes-Benz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Customers know at all times what information is collected and for what purpose, and they are free to make their own decisions. Mercedes-Benz protects all customer data from manipulation and misuse,\" Mercedes-Benz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n\n-->   <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n<p>Owners can tell the voice assistant, &#8220;Hey Mercedes, I want to join the beta program,&#8221; on Friday if they are interested in opting in, or sign up through the Mercedes me app.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes-Benz is the first automaker to launch a ChatGPT-based system, while several others, including General Motors, have said they are looking into developing similar features.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <!--&gt; --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS A special electric car Mercedes-Benz vehicles are known for their quiet cabins, but things are going to get a little louder in them soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}