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Volkswagen Integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT Into In-Car Voice Assistant
artificial intelligence // January 09, 2024

Volkswagen has integrated OpenAI’s artificial-intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, into its IDA voice assistant. This integration will provide Volkswagen customers with seamless access to an ever-expanding AI database, allowing them to have researched content read out to them while driving, the automaker said in a Tuesday (Jan. 9) press...

Parkopedia Teams With Valtech on Connected Car Project
Connected Economy // June 02, 2023

Parkopedia has teamed with Valtech Mobility to offer drivers “vehicle-centric digital services.” Announced Friday (June 2) in an email to PYMNTS, the partnership combines Parkopedia’s parking, charging and payment processing expertise with the app creation, integration and back-end development experience of Valtech Mobility, a joint...

GM Picks Google Over Apple for Connected EV Projects
Connected Economy // April 02, 2023

General Motors has enlisted Google to help build infotainment systems for electric vehicles. The automaker will stop using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems beginning with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, Reuters reported Friday (March 31). The decision is a blow to Apple, and another example...

ChatGPT Will ‘Be in Everything’ GM Exec Says
artificial intelligence // March 12, 2023

“ChatGPT is going to be in everything,” said General Motors Vice President Scott Miller. And eventually, that “everything” could include your new Chevy or Buick. The automaker is exploring the use of ChatGPT in its vehicles, Reuters reported Friday (March 10). It’s part of GM’s...

Interviews & Exclusives
Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive

April 25, 2024
The golden rule for payments is to put yourself in the end users’ place.  That’s because in payments, as in life and business, innovation is the key to unlocking new realms of convenience and efficiency — and innovation can only scale if it gives end users what they want.  That’s why PYMNTS sat down with Evgeny […]

NEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?

January 07, 2019
What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a significant share of commuters who drive their own...

Tantalum CEO Talks What’s Working (And What’s Not) In The Connected Automotive Ecosystem

November 13, 2018
One might have to squint, but they can certainly see it coming — for real (not just hype) in some press release, interview, film or TV show. The push to...

Mercedes-Benz’s Connected Car Ambitions

June 07, 2017
While the self-driving car is rapidly shaping up to be everyone’s favorite next big thing in IoT (Internet of Things), it seems worth noting that the idea is somewhat less...

Quick Reads
Volkswagen Integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT Into In-Car Voice Assistant

January 09, 2024
Volkswagen has integrated OpenAI’s artificial-intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, into its IDA voice assistant. This integration will provide Volkswagen customers with seamless access to an ever-expanding AI database, allowing them to have researched content read out to them while driving, the automaker said in a Tuesday (Jan. 9) press release. The new functionality, enabled by Cerence Chat Pro from […]

Parkopedia Teams With Valtech on Connected Car Project

June 02, 2023
Parkopedia has teamed with Valtech Mobility to offer drivers “vehicle-centric digital services.” Announced Friday (June 2) in an email to PYMNTS, the partnership combines Parkopedia’s parking, charging and payment processing...

GM Picks Google Over Apple for Connected EV Projects

April 02, 2023
General Motors has enlisted Google to help build infotainment systems for electric vehicles. The automaker will stop using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems beginning with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer,...

ChatGPT Will ‘Be in Everything’ GM Exec Says

March 12, 2023
“ChatGPT is going to be in everything,” said General Motors Vice President Scott Miller. And eventually, that “everything” could include your new Chevy or Buick. The automaker is exploring the...