Cerence Inc. announced it will provide generative AI features for ?koda. ?koda will launch a new in-car assistant experience leveraging Cerence Chat Pro, providing a seamless and intelligent companion for their everyday journeys. Cerence Chat Pro is the fastest and easiest way for automakers to integrate ChatGPT into their in-car assistant platforms with full flexibility, extensive customization, and low integration effort, while ensuring protection for personal information and vehicle data.

Cerence Chat Pro uses Cerence?s large language model (LLM) to handle more than 10,000 open-ended questions and answers, transforming the in-car assistant into a truly conversational companion. It is fully customizable for automakers via a self-serve web portal, enabling brands like ?koda to modify questions and responses to best align the user experience with their brand and driver needs, and features a protection layer to filter sensitive topics. The integration of Cerence Chat Pro into ?koda?s voice assistant, Laura, will empower drivers and passengers to engage in general knowledge chit-chat beyond Laura?s already existing voice-control features such as navigation and air conditioning control ?

completely hands-free for improved drive safety.