“Hey Tesla”: Deepseek invites himself into the YL Model, the SUV that Elon Musk refuses to sell in Europe

This is a technology that responds to a problem with SUVs to six places: the occupants of the last row are too far from touch screens which allow you to adjust the temperature, change the music or consult the weather. Tesla therefore added the voice command “Hey Tesla” So that everyone can interact by voice with the electric vehicle.

Deepseek feeds “Hey Tesla” Model YL

Except that here, you will not be able to take advantage of it. Elon Musk refuses to sell the YL model in Europe and the United States, Impossible to be entitled to it with us. The assistant is therefore not based on Grok for Chinese regulatory reasons.

Tesla therefore joined forces with Chinese IA companies and uses AI models like Deepseek. Partnerships are therefore very important for Tesla who wishes to impose this electric SUV in China.

The YL Model now provides more fluid interactions that go beyond simple voice commands. Spatial recognition is one of the biggest assets in this system. The assistant identifies where each request comes from. Settings are also offered.

For example, it is possible for children on the third row to activate the chatbot but without being able to execute certain chosen commands. The drivers therefore avoid children’s mistakes who would change the destination by having a little too much with “Hey Tesla”.

But it is not the only innovation since the system even has separate conversations according to the passenger which is addressed to him all at the same time. The responses are personalized according to everyone’s position in the passenger compartment. Multilizing management which makes it possible to continue separate exchanges even when other occupants intervene.

The menu “Voice Recognition” now appears in the parameters of the Model y L. It is possible to configure the assistant so that he is constantly listening or responds without pronouncing “Hey Tesla”.

Tesla believes that the model is the perfect electric vehicle to launch this technology. After all, this SUV is the first of the manufacturer to offer three rows with normal size seats at all positionseven if their quality is criticized. The distance between the rear passengers and the touch controls justifies the addition of this advanced voice assistant.

It is very likely that the order “Hey Tesla” Then arrives on vehicles out of China and rests on Grok instead of Deepseek, deprived of NVIDIA fleas.

But for the moment, the manufacturer favors the Chinese market where demand is very strong. Tesla adapts to each market and uses different technologies depending on regulatory constraints with partnerships.

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