BMW to Use DeepSeek AI in its Cars in China

German automotive giant BMW announced on Wednesday that it will soon integrate AI functionalities from Chinese AI maker DeepSeek into its vehicles in China. The CEO of BMW, Oliver Zipse, announced the same at the Shanghai auto show, Reuters reported. With this, BMW joins other Chinese manufacturers, including Geely, Zeekr, Dongfeng, and additional automotive firms, in using DeepSeek’s AI. Zeekr recently announced that it integrated its in-house models with DeepSeek-R1 for ‘smart cockpit’ capabilities. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, Chinese automotive manufacturer Geely introduced the ‘Full-Domain AI for Smart Vehicles’ technology. “The advanced AI developments built on this…