Chinese technology giant Alibaba It plans to add its Qwen AI model to several vehicle brands.
This was integration I mentioned Last week by CNBC, which noted that this is happening as the auto industry tries to add more digital features to attract buyers as the electric vehicle market declines.
In Alibaba’s case, these features will allow drivers to do things like track packages, order food, and book hotel rooms using voice commands. The report added that the system combines on-device processing with cloud computing to interpret voice commands, plan multi-step tasks, and link to services such as payments and navigation.
Automakers that will integrate Qwen into their vehicle systems include: BYD, jelly And a local branch of VolkswagenThe report added. CNBC said it was not immediately clear whether the company plans to make artificial intelligence (AI) features available in cars sold outside China.
According to the report, Cadillac also showed off a new model with voice assistant capabilities that can connect to Doubao AI, the model from Alibaba’s competitor. ByteDance.
And at the end of 2024, PYMNTS found out 75% of automakers They were planning to integrate artificial intelligence into their cars.
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A report one year later found that these efforts applied not only to commercial AI products, but also to the use of the technology in the field Engineering, manufacturing and design. For example, BMW’s AIQX quality platform works alongside assembly operations and looks for potential issues as components progress through each stage along the factory floor.
“Instead of waiting for defects to appear at the end of the line, engineers can intervene mid-process, reducing rework and operational delays,” PYMNTS wrote.
More recently, PYMNTS has examined the expanding role of voice AI in the digital economy. In an analysis earlier this year, PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster argued that voice is on the cusp of becoming the connective tissue between consumers and consumers. Proxy trade Systems.
“Voice will finally pull proxy commerce to mobile by turning it into a complex desktop-only thing “Go do this for me” prompts. “Into natural, spoken conversations that consumers can have anywhere,” Webster wrote, describing voice not as an add-on feature but as a way to unlock implementation at scale.
This trend extends to the automotive field as well. For example, apple She said she plans to open up the CarPlay interface Other companies’ voice-controlled AI chatbotsinstead of just allowing Siri to turn on CarPlay.
