CES 2024: Volkswagen's Ida voice assistant

 

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CNET, 1/12/2024

VW's Ida voice assistant can already pull up directions to get you home or adjust the interior temperature with basic voice commands. But sometime in Q2 2024, Ida's going to get a lot more conversational. Thanks to a partnership between Volkwagen and automotive-assistant developer Cerence, you'll be able to get answers to more complex questions powered by ChatGPT. 

For the driver, there will be no change in how they interact with Ida. However, once the over-the-air update hits, you'll be able to ask more complex questions, such as "What's a good authentic Chinese restaurant nearby?" or, request Ida to generate a short story to entertain a child in the car, said CNET's Auto Editor Antuan Goodwin, who was at the CES 2024 announcement.

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ITEN rechargeable microbattery.  (11/21/2023)

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BEREX Reclining Massage Bed.  (11/23/2023)

Signia Silk Charge&Go IX Hearing Aid.  (11/23/2023)

Autel Energy EV charging stations.  (11/23/2023)

GyroGearTM hand stabilizer.  (11/23/2023

Mercury Marine Avator™ 20e and 35e electric outboards.  (11/24/2023)

DoseRX1, 3D medicine printer.  (11/24/2023)

Proxgy SmartHat safety helmet.  (11/24/2023

Hyundai eVTOL purpose built vehicles (PBVs).  (11/24/2023)

Lumary HDMI sync box.  (11/25/2023)

Continental's Radar Vision Parking.  (11/24/2023)

Serry Smart Cooker.  (11/24/2023)

TomTom Map Maker.  (11/28/2023)

Hisense 5S Series Washer.  (11/28/2023)

Agon Pro PD49 OLED monitor.  (11/28/2023)

Samsung Galaxy Z 5Fold.  (11/28/2023)

MARQ Golfer—Carbon Edition wearables.  (11/29/2023)

Caterpillar Cat® R1700 XE LHD.  (11/30/2023)

Cyrusher Hurricane e-bike.  (12/2/2023) 

Cyrusher Thunders electric surfboard.  (12/2/2023)

Cyrusher electric skateboard  (12/2/2023)

Invaiz Grid Pro.  (12/4/2023)

AGC Wideye.  (12/6/2023

RTI Connext Drive 3.0 communication framework for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV).  (12/6/2023)

Pebble Flow electric semi-autonomous travel trailer.  (12/10/2023)

InfiRay Car Night Vision System.  (12/11/2023) 

Foldable OLED TV from TCL.  (12/29/2023)

Withings U-Scan urine analysis sensor.  (12/30/2023)

Ruah respiratory analysis system.  (12/30/2023)

LG Smart Home AI robot.  (12/30/2023)

"Moonwalker" robotic shoes.  (12/30/2023)

Here we go again with the flying car hype.  (1/4/2024)

Supernal Vertiport.  (1/6/2024)

Samsung transparent micro-LED display technology.  (1/8/2024)

ColdSnap two-minute ice cream maker.  (1/8/2024)

Anker's Solix F3800 home power system.  (1/10/2024)

JBL Clip 5.  (1/10/2024)

Razer Aether monitor light bar.  (1/10/2024)

Milo Action Communicator, walkie-talkie reimagined.  (1/12/2024)

Vivoo at Home UTI Diagnostic Test.  (1/12/2024)

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