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Tesla<\/a> is rolling out an upgraded voice assistant system for its electric vehicles<\/a> (EVs) in mainland China, adopting artificial intelligence<\/a> from DeepSeek<\/a> and ByteDance<\/a> to better engage with customers in the world’s largest automotive market.<\/p>\n DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot<\/a> would be used for “AI interaction”, which enables a Tesla EV’s driver to have casual conversations with the system, while also getting the latest news and weather information, according to the updated terms of use posted this month on the US carmaker’s mainland website.<\/p>\n ByteDance’s Doubao large language model<\/a> (LLM) would facilitate voice commands for navigation as well as in-vehicle media and amenities such as air conditioning, according to the updated terms.<\/p>\n Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge<\/a>, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team.<\/p>\n A user activates the upgraded voice assistant system by saying “Hey, Tesla” or another designated phrase, providing a more intuitive approach than clicking a button on either the EV’s steering wheel or multimedia terminal.<\/p>\n