General Motors (GM) is taking a giant leap in revolutionizing the driving experience by collaborating with Microsoft to develop an AI-powered virtual assistant for its future electric vehicles (EVs). The tech giant recently invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, a nonprofit research company behind the popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT.
With the partnership, GM is looking to add more intelligence to its EVs by integrating ChatGPT’s AI models behind a virtual personal assistant. The advanced assistant is expected to be more capable than the voice command features currently available in cars on the road.
According to sources familiar with the product, GM is already in the process of developing the virtual assistant, which will be designed with car-specific functions using new learning models that can draw from massive data sets.
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The ChatGPT-powered virtual assistant will serve as the brain of the car, allowing drivers to communicate and interact with their vehicles in a more natural and seamless way. It will be able to answer questions about the car’s features and diagnose problems based on its own diagnostics.
GM’s vice president of software-defined vehicle and operating systems, Scott Miller, confirmed the automaker is working on the advanced AI assistant. Miller said, “We’re taking the voice command technology to the next level, where you can actually have a conversation with the car, a virtual assistant that’s there for you 24/7.”
GM’s partnership with Microsoft is expected to provide the automaker with an advantage in the AI tech race. The collaboration will leverage Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, which powers several popular AI products such as ChatGPT, gitHub Copilot, and DALL·E 2.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the partnership would “advance cutting edge AI research and democratize AI as a new technology platform” while opening up new user experiences.
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The development of a ChatGPT-powered virtual assistant for GM’s future EVs aligns with the automaker’s commitment to sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. GM has been working with Microsoft on digital technology for GM Cruise, its autonomous vehicle company, for several years now.
As more automakers explore AI-powered virtual assistants in their vehicles, GM’s ChatGPT-powered assistant is expected to be a game-changer in the industry, offering drivers a new level of convenience and an enhanced driving experience.
