Voice AI company sound hound Start of partnership with electric vehicle manufacturer clear.
According to Thursday (January 2), the company has released Lucid Assistant, a hands-free voice assistant powered by SoundHound’s artificial intelligence. press release.
“Working with SoundHound to develop Lucid Assistant allows us to offer more than just voice control capabilities.” Dr. Jean-Philippe GauthierLucid’s head of software engineering said in a release: “Combined with Lucid’s frequent over-the-air software updates, Lucid Assistant will improve in features and functionality over time, giving Lucid owners a better experience than ever before.”
Available now are: Lucid Air For owners, the assistant can respond to the wake word “Hey Lucid” and “ask questions” for drivers and passengers. in a natural and conversational way Through SoundHound’s proprietary technology, you receive fast and accurate responses,” the release states.
“This technology allows the assistant to provide the most relevant answers, whether they are powered by generative AI or the types of answers that other large-scale language models cannot handle, such as real-time questions about weather, sports, or stocks. and select the correct answer from the following areas,” the release states.
According to the release, the assistant gives users access to Lucid’s complete car manual, which can answer almost any question about the vehicle’s features, and also allows drivers to use voice to control features such as navigation. It is said to become.
SoundHound will be hosting a “hands-on experience” with the new assistant at its booth at an upcoming event. ces show In Las Vegas.
Generative AI allows drivers to have conversations with their drivers. connected car.
“We can now have more conversational interactions with our users.” vehicle compared to previous generations of AI.” Cerence chief revenue officer Christian Menz he told PYMNTS in an interview last year.
One area where generative AI is making a difference is navigation. By integrating language models, you can give your navigation system reasoning and context awareness to improve the interpretation of your requests.
For example, if a driver makes a complex request such as “I want thin-crust pizza,” the system can interpret that request and provide directions to an Italian restaurant that has that type of pizza on the menu, Mentz said. said. .
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