Mercedes-Benz MBUX Voice Assistant

by Mercedes-Benz

"Hey Mercedes" — factory-fitted voice assistant in Mercedes vehicles.

TL;DR

"Hey Mercedes" — factory-fitted voice assistant in Mercedes vehicles.

Best for mercedes owners using the on-board navigation, climate, and Spotify controls hands-free. Pricing: Included with vehicle.

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Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
Included with vehicle
Platforms
Hardware

What it is

MBUX is Mercedes' Cerence-powered voice assistant. The 2024 model year added a ChatGPT integration over the cloud for free-form Q&A while preserving the native command vocabulary for vehicle functions.

Best for: Mercedes owners using the on-board navigation, climate, and Spotify controls hands-free.
Watch out for: ASR currently splits between in-car and cloud; the 2024 ChatGPT integration is cloud-only and requires an active connectivity package.

Install / use

Included with MBUX-equipped Mercedes vehicles

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported27
HIPAA eligibleNo

Mercedes-Benz MBUX Voice Assistant vs Whipscribe

FeatureMercedes-Benz MBUX Voice AssistantWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingIncluded with vehiclefree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages2799
PlatformsHardwareWeb, API, MCP

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