TomTom announced this week that it is partnering with Microsoft to develop a fully integrated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered conversational car assistant for the global automotive industry, Engadget reports.
The company says AI will provide more sophisticated voice interactions, allowing users to ask a smart helper to guide them to their destination, find places to stop along the way, and request music and other in-car adjustments. We hope that natural communication will become possible. Temperature by simply speaking. The system uses a large language model to connect and function with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service.
TomTom, the digital mapping specialist also known for its GPS platform, promises that its voice assistant is well-suited to integrate with many car systems manufactured by major car companies, saying, “Car companies retain ownership of their brands. “I will,” he explains.
In the past, other companies have also tried to integrate generative AI, such as ChatGPT, into cars. Last June, Mercedes tested ChatGPT in some cars for about three months. It also used Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI.
According to Just Auto, Dominik Wee, corporate vice president of manufacturing and mobility at Microsoft, said: “We have a long-standing partnership with TomTom to bring together advances in AI across the Microsoft cloud with TomTom’s automotive expertise to deliver new services to drivers and automakers. AI-powered tools. This integration will enable OEMs to deliver a unique, highly differentiated cockpit experience while maintaining their unique brand identity.”
This new technology implements OpenAI’s extensive language model, as well as Microsoft products such as Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Cognitive Services.
Finance chief Taco Titzler told Reuters in October that TomTom sees new opportunities in generative AI and is “investing time, money and people” in the technology.
So far, there has been no announcement regarding a final partnership with any known automaker. However, this technology will be incorporated into TomTom’s proprietary Digital Cockpit, an open, modular in-vehicle infotainment platform.
In 2016, TomTom and Microsoft began working with Microsoft on the Azure Maps location system, and the two companies have since expanded their partnership to include mapping data and services in Microsoft’s first-party maps. Ta.