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it home reported on september 5 that volkswagen issued a press release on september 3, announcing that it will integrate openai's chatgpt ai chatbot service into many of its cars starting tomorrow (september 6).

it home reported in january this year that during the ces 2024 event, volkswagen announced that it would integrate chatgpt services into its cars, becoming the first mass-produced car brand to come standard with chatgpt functions.

volkswagen said in a press release that this new feature is based on cerence chat pro from its technology partner cerence, and has achieved a unique intelligent automotive-grade chatgpt application.

volkswagen said it will launch the plus speech voice assistant with integrated chatgpt to volkswagen owners in the united states on september 6. it will first be enabled on the 2025 jetta and jetta gli models and the my24 id.4 models equipped with an 82 kwh battery. both existing and new customers can access the ai ​​chat function.

customers can access chatgpt-enabled voice assistance features through the plus speech with ai subscription service in volkswagen car-net®.

starting next week, chatgpt will be automatically activated for current owners of compatible my24 id.4 vehicles with an activated plus speech subscription. my25 id.4 vehicles, including those equipped with a 62 kwh battery, will have chatgpt integrated later this year.

most 2025 models will offer plus speech with ai when they enter the market. id.4 and id.buzz will offer 3 years of plus speech with ai for free, while gti, golf r and tiguan will offer 1 year of plus speech with ai upon purchase.

jetta, jetta gli and taos will have the option to purchase plus speech with ai services through the myvw mobile app, and chatgpt will be included in atlas and atlas cross sport models in 2026.

cerence chat pro is an automotive-grade chatgpt integration that enhances the original plus speech subscription with generative ai. in addition to controlling navigation, infotainment and climate control, volkswagen’s ida voice assistant can answer common-sense questions and conduct natural, human-like conversations.

passengers can activate the voice assistant by simply saying "hello ida" or "hello volkswagen" (depending on the model) or pressing a button on the steering wheel.

when the car’s local systems can’t fulfill a request, it seamlessly connects to the cloud, where cerence chat pro handles the query, leveraging multiple resources, including chatgpt, to provide accurate, relevant responses to nearly every query imaginable.