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Everyone has experienced it: you need help with a simple query, contact customer service – and end up with a chatbot that doesn’t understand the question properly or keeps you trapped in an endless loop of standard answers. The experience with AI-supported customer service solutions advertisement has often been bad. Will this ever really change?…

Volkswagen, Valeo, and Mobileye are jointly developing assistance systems for models on the MQB platform. Volkswagen has announced this. The cars’ driver assistance systems are to achieve up to L2+, advanced semi-automated driving. “By jointly procuring hardware and software, we are streamlining purchasing processes, reducing complexity and improving efficiency,” says Dirk Große-Loheide. The Chief Procurement…

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority is allowing ZF Mobility Solutions to test a Level 4 system for autonomous driving on public roads throughout Germany. Previously, the individual approvals granted applied to clearly defined stretches of road or urban areas.According to ZF, the focus of the approval is on public—and therefore urban and regional—local public transport.…

Kia has formalized a partnership with Samsung Electronics to enhance the digital ecosystem of their Platform Beyond Vehicles (PBVs) for business customers through the SmartThings Pro platform. The partnership builds on a strategic technology agreement signed in September 2024 between Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Samsung.The collaboration will see the integration of Samsung’s SmartThings Pro platform…

Geotab has launched GO Focus, an AI-powered safety sensor aimed at enhancing driver safety while addressing privacy and compliance requirements. The device integrates with Geotab’s existing GO Device to offer targeted video insights, capturing only essential events to aid in safety and accident investigations.GO Focus is specifically designed for fleets operating under privacy regulations or…