Baidu unveils major AI-powered cockpit advancements with ERNIE large model

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On October 12, Baidu hosted a media preview for the upcoming "Baidu World 2023" and revealed the latest developments in Baidu Apollo's smart cockpit technology, which is based on the ERNIE large model.

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Baidu Apollo has created a dedicated large model technology base for automotive cockpits, enhancing the effectiveness of large models within the vehicle cabin based on the ERNIE large model. This refinement offers a more human-like intelligent interaction, including improved in-cabin comprehension, multi-modal understanding, active interaction capabilities, dynamic responses, and optimized response times, all tailored to meet users' demands for intelligent cockpits.

In order to expedite the implementation of AI-powered cockpits, Baidu Apollo has also restructured the technical path for automotive intelligent cockpits. This shift primarily focuses on developing native AI applications centered on large models, combining them deeply with localized vehicle platforms. Baidu Apollo streamlines the development process of intelligent cockpit AI native applications, making it more efficient and cost-effective for automakers to implement these features. It allows automakers to develop their brand-specific models and application scenarios, with Baidu Apollo providing reference templates for quality in-vehicle native applications and a wide range of commonly used plug-ins for the cockpit environment.

Currently, vehicles integrated with Baidu Apollo's AI cockpit powered by the large model are in production and available in models like the Ji Yue 01, the Cadillac LYRIQ, the Buick E5, the Geely Galaxy L7 and L6, with more models from Geely Galaxy and Haval set to follow suit. 

Among these, the Ji Yue 01, utilizing the voice interaction based on localized large model, takes lead in areas like millisecond-level responsiveness, always-on interaction, multi-channel simultaneous interaction, and natural language understanding, positioning it at the forefront of the industry in terms of production models.