Other automakers have already rolled out AI assistants in their cars, leaving Tesla to play catch-up
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This comes just a day after xAI, Musk’s AI company and the owner of X, launched Grok 4, the newest version of its large language model. While Musk has talked before about bringing Grok to Tesla vehicles, this is the first time he’s given an actual timeline.
Tesla hasn’t commented yet on the rollout.
Grok 4 is said to outperform the latest models from Google $GOOGL and OpenAI when it comes to Artificial Analysis' intelligence benchmarks, though it reportedly falls behind on speed. The chatbot is expected to become Tesla’s in-car voice assistant, something Musk has hinted at since founding xAI in 2023.
The announcement comes after Grok faced backlash earlier this week for posting antisemitic comments and referring to itself as “MechaHitler” on X. The team behind Grok removed the posts following complaints from users and the Anti-Defamation League. xAI also temporarily paused Grok and said it’s working to prevent similar incidents.
“We’re aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts,” xAI said, adding that it’s training Grok to be more “truth-seeking.”
This isn’t the first time Grok has stirred controversy. Just weeks ago, Musk criticized the chatbot for supporting what he called left-wing narratives and said he would update it to “fix” those responses, even though they were factually accurate.
For Musk, getting Grok into Teslas is part of his bigger AI ambitions. After stepping down from OpenAI in 2018 due to a “conflict of interest with Tesla,” he’s now working to bring his AI tools to both cars and social media platforms – controversies and all.
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