In this edition of WiR, we cover Carta’s allegedly unethical tactics, Samsung’s Ballie home robot, Volkswagen bringing ChatGPT into its cars and Amazon embracing more generative AI.
Saarinen alleged in a LinkedIn post that Carta misused sensitive information that startups entrust to the company in pursuit of its own goals.
Samsung’s Ballie returns: Remember Ballie, Samsung’s spherical home robot from CES 2020?
Volkswagen cars get ChatGPT: Volkswagen is getting into the ChatGPT game.
Enterprises skeptical of GenAI: Generative AI gets a lot of press, from image-generating tools like Midjourney to Runway to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
The German automaker announced Monday at CES 2024 in Las Vegas plans to add an AI-powered chatbot into all Volkswagen models equipped with its IDA voice assistant.
The AI-based chatbot, which is based on software company Cerence’s Chat Pro product, will roll out in the second quarter, starting with Europe.
For now, Volkswagen models in the United States won’t have the feature.
The voice assistant is activated with the “Hello IDA” wake word or by pressing the button on the steering wheel.
The response will come through the IDA voice assistant so drivers may not even know when ChatGPT is and is not in use.
The announcement comes at the tail end of a procession of other automakers jumping on the charging standard, following Tesla’s announcement last year that it was opening up access.
Ford added that its next generation of EVs would be integrated with Tesla’s charge port called the North American Charging Standard (NACS) starting in 2025.
Since then, major automakers such as GM, Rivian, Honda, Mercedes, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota and most recently Subaru followed with their own announcements to leverage Tesla’s charging standard.
Lucid, a smaller luxury EV company, announced in November it would adopt the NACs standard.
The company has previously told TechCrunch it is evaluating the charging standard.
Auto Shanghai is one of the most important auto shows in the world, and this year is no exception. The event features a wide selection of vehicles from all major…
Volkswagen Group is investing in Canada’s battery cell factory to offset increasing labor costs within its global operations. The move gives the automaker an continental foothold in addition to the…
