New VWs will answer some of your questions with ChatGPT

I was just reading about how people don’t want fancy tech packages in their car if it raises the price. Then I saw this article from The Verge:

Drivers in cars that support ChatGPT will need to be subscribed to VW’s Plus Speech with AI service to get it

…the company says when drivers ask for things like restaurant recommendations or for the chatbot to tell you a story, that will go to the cloud

It’s like onboard navigation. A shittier (paid) version of a free thing your phone can do and probably no one wants built into their car