NIO

Solution

NIO and Baidu AI Cloud used ERNIE and Baidu's model infrastructure to turn NOMI into a cloud-connected cockpit AI partner across the NT2.0 and 2.2 vehicle platforms. The architecture adds a new NOMI GPT interface layer that can render generated content more naturally, while the large-model service underneath supports encyclopedia Q&A, travel guidance, creative learning, unlimited chatting, expressive mood interactions and vehicle-use questions. One especially cockpit-specific feature is the 'magic atmosphere' workflow, which uses large-model reasoning to map user intents into millions of ambient-light combinations so the car can translate language into a physical cabin effect. The system also uses Baidu's heterogeneous-compute and large-model stack to keep the assistant responsive at vehicle scale. In practice, driver or passenger prompts enter NOMI, pass through cloud-side inference and retrieval logic, and return as multimodal responses inside the cabin interface.

Data flow

User prompts inside the vehicle enter the NOMI interface, are sent to the cloud large-model stack for inference and reasoning, and then return as encyclopedic answers, trip guidance, ambient settings or vehicle-help responses inside the cabin UI.