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HomeCar GuideHow Ai Is Changing The Way India Drives

Published : 03 September 2026

Read Time : 5 min

Author: Guest Author

A car used to offer the same experience every time you got in it. That's no longer true. Voice assistants, personalised settings, software updates and configurable driving modes are turning cars into machines that adapt to their users.

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How AI Is Changing The Way India Drives

The Mahindra BE 6 Sporteq is a good example of where this is headed. It runs on 5G connectivity, comes with Amazon Alexa built in and layers on Mahindra's own TEQ_Me, TEQ_Drive and, on the higher variants, TEQ_Talk with Google Gemini. The point isn't to cram in more screens - it's to make the things you do every day, like adjusting the AC or finding a charger, take fewer taps.

What Does An "AI-Powered Car" Actually Mean?

In practice, it comes down to a handful of things: the car recognises who's driving and adjusts itself accordingly, you can talk to it in plain language instead of memorising commands, it gets smarter over time through software updates and it can react to road and driving conditions rather than staying fixed in one setup.

Your Car Remembers You Now

This is probably the change people notice first. Instead of resetting the mirrors and climate every time someone else drives the car, a connected vehicle can just recognise you and load your setup.

In the BE 6 Sporteq, that's handled by TEQ_Me, which auto-detects the driver from the Two variant upward. Step up further and you also get a powered driver's seat with memory settings and mirrors that auto-dip when you reverse - small things, but they add up over a year of daily driving.

Talking To Your Car Is Finally Getting Less Awkward

Older voice systems needed exact phrases - say it wrong and nothing happens. That's changing. The BE 6 Sporteq ships with Amazon Alexa built in across the range, and on the Four, Launch Edition and FE Four variants, TEQ_Talk brings in Google Gemini for a noticeably more natural back-and-forth.

The real test for any in-car assistant isn't how impressive the demo looks - it's whether it actually saves you from digging through menus while you're driving.

It's Not Just Phone Mirroring Anymore

Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are standard at this point, but the BE 6 Sporteq goes further with 5G-based connected car features, a built-in app suite and over-the-air software updates. That last part matters more than it sounds - it means the car you buy today isn't the car you're stuck with for the next 5 years. Features can arrive after delivery, not just at launch.

Under the hood of the infotainment system, the base variant runs on a Qualcomm 8155 Snapdragon chipset, moving up to the more powerful 8295 chip on Four, Launch Edition and FE Four. For an EV that leans this heavily on software, chip power ends up shaping how the cabin actually feels to use.

6 Ways To Drive The Same Car

Software also decides how the car responds to your right foot. The BE 6 Sporteq offers Default, Range, Everyday, Race, Custom and Snow drive modes, and TEQ_Drive adds a couple of unusual ones on top: Drift Mode, which switches off the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) for controlled conditions, and Revive / Revive SOS, which squeezes out extra range when you're stuck at 0 percent and need to limp to a charger.

There's also multi-level regenerative braking and single-pedal driving throughout the range, with an Auto regen setting that kicks in on the mid-and-higher variants.

Driver Assistance Gets More Serious As You Go Up The Range

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) aren't a single on/off feature here - they scale with the variant. Three Plus introduces Level 2 ADAS using 1 radar and 1 camera. Move up to Four, Launch Edition or FE Four and it becomes Level 2+, backed by 5 radars and 1 camera.

Worth saying plainly: none of this replaces paying attention. These systems assist - they don't drive the car for you.

The Car Keeps Watching After You've Parked It

Security doesn't switch off when the ignition does. On the higher variants, Secure360 Pro gives you 360-degree monitoring around the parked car, live view, audio relay, intrusion alerts and continuous dashcam recording - all accessible through the Me4U app. It's a genuinely useful layer on top of normal parking precautions, not a replacement for them.

The Cabin Is Becoming An Entertainment Space Too

On the Four, Launch Edition and FE Four variants, TEQ_Play adds private Bluetooth audio streaming, an in-car gaming suite with support for up to 4 controllers, Dolby Vision and karaoke. Three Plus gets GrooveMe Party, and TEQ_xting lets you personalise the LED tail-lamp display with your own messages and animations.

Not everyone will care about the gaming suite the same way they care about the ADAS package - and that's fine. This is the kind of feature set where different buyers will weight things differently, and that's by design.

More Screens Don't Make A Smarter Car

Screen count is an easy thing to market and an easy thing to over-value. The base One variant gets dual 31.24cm Super HD screens with a Halo instrument cluster. Two, Three, Three Plus and Four move to a coast-to-coast triple-screen layout with a straight instrument panel. FE and FE Four go back to a dual-screen setup, also with the Halo cluster.

What actually matters is whether you can find what you need without hunting - and on the higher variants, the VisionX augmented-reality head-up display adds a layer of information you don't even need to glance down for.

The Bottom Line

None of this is really about how many screens a car has or how many acronyms are printed on the spec sheet. It's about whether the technology removes friction from an ordinary Tuesday commute - fewer menus to dig through, settings that are already the way you like them, a car that keeps an eye on things when you're not around.

The Mahindra BE 6 Sporteq pulls a lot of that together: driver profiles, a proper voice assistant, configurable drive behaviour, connected security and ADAS that scales with the variant. Whether it's the right car for you depends less on the feature list and more on which of these you'd actually use every day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does The Mahindra BE 6 Sporteq Have Google Gemini?

Yes - but only on the Four, Launch Edition and FE Four variants, where it powers TEQ_Talk. Lower variants still get built-in Amazon Alexa.

Which BE 6 Sporteq Variant Is The First To Get ADAS?

Level 2 ADAS with 1 radar and 1 camera starts at Three Plus. Level 2+ ADAS with 5 radars and 1 camera is available from Four, Launch Edition and FE Four.

Does The BE 6 Sporteq Get Software Updates After Purchase?

Yes, it supports over-the-air (OTA) software updates, so new features can be added after the car has already been delivered.

What Is TEQ_Me?

It's Mahindra's driver-profile system. From the Two variant onward, it automatically detects who's driving and adjusts seat, mirror, climate and infotainment settings to match.

What Does Drift Mode Do?

It temporarily disables the ESP to allow controlled drifting. It's meant for controlled environments only, not public roads.

Disclaimer: The views, opinions or facts expressed in this article are solely those of the guest author or contributor. These opinions do not represent those of V3Cars and/or those of V3Cars’ representatives or authors.

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