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by maxglute 493 days ago
Standardizing voice control in cars will go a long way until vendors decide to standardize physical controls or car OS. I should be able to get in any car and say "Set heat to X", "Defrost Windows" etc.
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You should! Choice is great. I also should not have to talk to my car, I hate doing so.
Told a rented Telsa "Turn on wipers". It replied that it didn't understand "Turn on vipers". Yes, car, I have a basket of venomous snakes in the back and wish them to be activated! Bravo!

Once LLMs are a lot better at understanding intent, that is probably what we'll get, since it will be cheaper than even bargain basement mechanical controls.

With better AI, the car could have searched YouTube for a documentary about snake reproduction.
Does that work with kids talking in the backseat, the radio playing, GPS reading directions out loud, all at the same time?