As far as we learned with the official statement made today, the new Mercedes-Benz CLA will feature a Google-supported Virtual Assistant. will be.
Mercedes-Benz, which closely follows new generation technologies, has collaborated with Google Cloud for the new CLA model that will be unveiled at the end of the year. Within the scope of this collaboration, Google Cloud’s new Automotive AI Agent will be used in the vehicle. Within the scope of the prepared infrastructure, the Virtual Assistant in the vehicle will be updated with a smart communication infrastructure backed by Gemini. It will be possible to chat naturally with the new assistant and control the vehicle’s features in everyday language. The system will be supported by real-time Google Maps data.Hey Mercedes, I’m looking for a great place to take my family for a special birthday dinnerwill be able to answer questions such as ” and “Does the restaurant you recommend have good reviews?He will also be able to answer follow-up questions such as “.
Mercedes-Benz, With the update that started to be released last month, MBUX made the Voice Assistant much more advanced. MBUX Voice Assistant or voice assistant, which works in new generation Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has come of age with the update. ““Powered by artificial intelligence, the system can now find up-to-date answers to questions asked via Microsoft Bing and create answers generated in human-level natural language using ChatGPT through the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service.” The manufacturer made the statement, He also states that the system can answer follow-up questions.
Stating that they are working specially to prevent customers from accessing dangerous and illegal content via ChatGPT. Mercedes-Benz, He explains that the new infrastructure, which has started to be sent free of charge to millions of supported vehicles, only supports English and German languages in the first stage. It is not yet stated which languages will be added to the new system later. Mercedes instead said, “Users in other markets can change their system language to try the feature.” he explains.
The company had previously come to the fore with its autonomous driving system increasing its speed in Germany. Available for certain Mercedes vehiclesDrive Pilot Level 3Autonomous driving system named “Allows you to take your eyes off the road and your hands on the steering wheel), as finalized with the official approval received, will be able to operate at a speed of 95 km/h from the beginning of 2025. The company will reach this speed first in Germany, and in other countries the maximum speed will remain at 60 km/h. The giant manufacturer hopes to reach 130 km/h in Germany by 2030.