Volkswagen announces voice AI in its Chinese cars from later this year

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German automaker announced it would incorporate AI agents that allow humans to control car features with voice commands into its cars in China.
CTO Thomas Ulbrich told CNBC that the in-car AI agent would draw on tech from Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu.
Volkswagen has invested heavily in China in recent years, with stakes in Xpeng and automotive chipmaker Horizon Robotics.

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