Nuance’s Dragon Drive Powers Natural Language Interface for Daimler Connected Apps and Services
September 15 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Intelligent Cloud-Based Speech Recognition
and Natural Language Understanding Give Drivers a Safer and Easier
Way to Stay Connected Behind the Wheel
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that
its Dragon Drive connected car platform is powering the natural
language interface of Mercedes-Benz’ suite of connected
applications and services. Mercedes-Benz drivers now have a more
intuitive means of staying connected behind the wheel, using their
voice to access various apps and services. Select models will
feature the new connected voice experience beginning in September
2015.
Nuance’s cloud-based speech recognition and natural language
understanding have been deeply integrated into Mercedes-Benz’
lineup of voice-enabled applications and services: weather,
Internet radio, local search, and message dictation. Nuance’s voice
technologies make it simple and convenient for drivers to access
these applications through a natural language interface that
minimizes visual and manual distractions by allowing for commands
to be spoken in a single phrase, such as, “Where’s the next Shell
gas station?” or, “Show me a Legal Sea Foods restaurant near my
location.”
By integrating cloud-based speech and natural language, Nuance
is expanding on its existing embedded voice capabilities in
Mercedes-Benz’ infotainment systems. These allow drivers to
complete tasks via voice that are important to the automotive
environment even when an internet connection is unavailable,
including voice dialing, navigation and one-shot destination entry,
and control of embedded music options.
“As cars become increasingly connected, drivers are expecting
more natural experiences when accessing the applications and
services that they need,” said Arnd Weil, Senior Vice President,
Nuance Automotive. “Working closely with Daimler, we have
integrated our natural language understanding and cloud-based
speech capabilities into its expanded lineup of applications,
providing drivers with an intuitive interface for engaging with
their preferred content.”
Availability
The suite of voice-enabled Daimler applications will be
available on select models beginning in September 2015, with
eventual deployment to other models. The voice user interface
supports a variety of languages in Europe, North America and Asia,
including German, UK English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, US
English, Canadian French, Japanese, and Mandarin.
Dragon Drive is a part of Nuance’s portfolio of voice, natural
language understanding, content and touch innovations that are
powering the next generation of connected cars, devices and the
Internet of Things. With Nuance technology, people experience more
humanized interactions with the world’s best phones, tablets,
computers, cars, TVs, apps and services from leading manufacturers,
developers and network operators.
Dragon Drive’s connected car capabilities and sophisticated
natural language interface will be on display at the Connected Car
Pavilion at New Mobility World in Hall 3.1, as part of IAA 2015 in
September.
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About Nuance Communications, Inc.Nuance Communications,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language
solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its
technologies, applications and services make the user experience
more compelling by transforming the way people interact with
devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of
businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more
information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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