GM launches OnStar AI assistant for 2027 Cadillac Lyriq

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 06:32 · Archive

General Motors is reviving its OnStar service as an AI assistant trained on its own vehicles, launching in 2027.

General Motors is reviving its 30-year-old OnStar service as a new AI assistant trained specifically on GM vehicles. OnStar AI will launch in the US in 2027 with the Cadillac Lyriq before rolling out to other unspecified GM models, sitting alongside Google Gemini, which GM has already deployed in vehicles including those dating back to 2022.

GM chief product officer Sterling Anderson said OnStar AI is distinct from Gemini because it is trained for GM vehicles. 'OnStar AI is trained for our vehicles, so the AI in your car will understand your car deeply,' he said. 'Not just understand it – it'll be able to control it.' Rather than building its own large language model from scratch, Anderson said GM tapped into existing models and layered on vehicle-specific functionality.

Demonstrations showed the assistant playing songs from partial lyrics, controlling cabin lights without knowing their names, identifying warning sounds such as speed limit alerts, and engaging child locks on doors. The system can also maintain conversation context when handing over to live OnStar advisors and allow owners to upload photos to ask whether their vehicle can tow specific items.

How it is being reported

• OnStar reborn as GM's own AI assistant, launching in the Cadillac LyriqGeneral Motors is expanding its 30-year-old OnStar service with an in-car AI assistant trained on its own vehicles, and merging all of its brand apps into one.The West Australian · 22 Oct, 06:10
• OnStar reborn as GM's own AI assistant, launching in the Cadillac LyriqGeneral Motors is expanding its 30-year-old OnStar service with an in-car AI assistant trained on its own vehicles, and merging all of its brand apps into one.Perth Now · 22 Oct, 06:10

In this story: General Motors · Cadillac · OnStar · Google · Sterling Anderson · Anna Santos · United States

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