On August 21, Tesla is introducing stronger AI capabilities to the voice assistant function of its vehicles. According to the latest update of the "Tesla Vehicle Voice Assistant Terms of Use" on Tesla China's official website, the official clarified for the first time that its voice assistant will be connected to external large-model technology. Partners include ByteDance's Volcano Engine and artificial intelligence company DeepSeek.
The terms show that Tesla’s voice assistant will getDoubao large model (Skylark large model) and DeepSeek Chat provided by Volcano Enginetechnical support. This means that on Tesla vehicles with AI interaction capabilities, car owners can not only control vehicle functions through voice commands, but will also be able to communicate with voice assistants in the future.Have a casual chat, to obtain information, check weather, etc., to achieve a more natural smart cockpit interactive experience. Owners can activate the feature via a physical button or a wake word such as "Hey Tesla."
This change signals that Tesla is accelerating the localization process of its intelligent services in the Chinese market and improving the competitiveness of its products by cooperating with leading local AI technology companies. However, although the technical partners have been announced in the terms of use, there is no question as to when users can actually experience these enhanced AI interactive functions.The official has not announced the specific launch time yet.