Volkswagen has announced it’s rolling out its improved in-car AI voice assistant, IDA, with both locally processed and cloud-based responses from ChatGPT and other models, starting on September 6th. The first cars getting the feature will be the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI and the 82-kWh battery version of the 2024 ID.4, with other cars getting it later this year.
Drivers in cars that support ChatGPT will need to be subscribed to VW’s Plus Speech with AI service to get it. Down the line, the company says most of its 2025...