PulseAugur
EN
LIVE 20:03:31

Rivian software chief eyes AI voice control over CarPlay, buttons

Rivian's Chief Software Officer, Wassym Bensaid, believes AI-powered voice control should replace traditional car interfaces like buttons and Apple CarPlay. He is leading a joint venture with Volkswagen to develop a new software architecture for future EVs, aiming to create a more agentic platform. Bensaid's vision for the Rivian Assistant, an in-car intelligent agent, is central to this strategy, though early user experiences have shown both power and frustration. AI

IMPACT Suggests a shift towards AI-driven interfaces in vehicles, potentially impacting user experience and the automotive software market.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a company executive's opinions and vision for future product development, rather than a new product release or significant company event.

Read on The Verge — AI →

AI-generated summary · Google Gemini · from 2 sources. How we write summaries →

Rivian software chief eyes AI voice control over CarPlay, buttons

COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Nilay Patel ·

    Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons

    Today, I’m talking with Wassym Bensaid, the chief software officer at Rivian, and the co-CEO of Rivian’s platform joint venture with Volkswagen, which everyone just calls RV Tech. That joint venture kicked off about a year and a half ago with a nearly $6 billion investment from V…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons Today, I’m talking with Wassym Bensaid, the chief software officer at Rivian, and the c

    📰 Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons Today, I’m talking with Wassym Bensaid, the chief software officer at Rivian, and the co-CEO of Rivian’s platform joint venture with Volkswagen, which everyone just calls RV Tech. That joint ventur... 📰 Sour…