Nuance and PATEO Partner to Bring Dragon Drive to the SAIC MG GT in China
September 28 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
In-Car Infotainment System Features
Personalized and Intuitive Connected Car Experience Powered by
Nuance’s Hybrid Voice and NLU
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that
in partnership with PATEO, one of the largest providers of products
and services for connected cars in China, SAIC’s MG GT will ship
Nuance’s Dragon Drive automotive-grade voice platform supporting
the Mandarin Chinese language. The MG GT’s Smart infotainment
system provided by PATEO has leveraged Nuance’s hybrid
embedded-connected voice technology to provide drivers with a
safer, smarter connected driving experience.
Nuance’s voice capabilities as part of MG GT’s Smart
infotainment system allow drivers to simply use voice commands to
enable a natural interaction with the in-car system. With a
convenient interface to control all functions through the main
menu, drivers can speak for destination navigation, point of
interest (POI) search, music search, voice dialing, messages and
dictation – keeping their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the
road. Further, Dragon Drive for SAIC has been customized to meet
Chinese users’ preferences.
PATEO, MG’s largest connected car partner, is always exploring
new innovations to provide an unprecedented driving experience and
help to actively avoid accidents. Now, PATEO has integrated
Nuance’s voice capabilities as part of the smart infotainment
connected system to enable a seamless experience, including
Nuance’s unique signal enhancement technologies that minimize noise
and eliminate echo – enhancing voice recognition accuracy. The
system also features Nuance’s human-like text-to-speech (TTS)
technology supporting Mandarin Chinese.
“Nuance’s automotive voice and content solutions create a safer,
smarter in-car system by delivering a more conversational
experience for drivers. The seamless combination of embedded and
cloud-based capabilities and services results in a robust and
flexible solution that provides an excellent user experience with
or without a data connection,” said Arnd Weil, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Nuance Automotive.
“Nuance’s cutting-edge automotive solutions have recreated the
connected car experience and the way people use in-car infotainment
products. The cooperation with Nuance has also provided powerful
support for us to make further strategic deployments of connected
car services and product development,” said Shen Ziyu, General
Manager of PATEO.
Nuance’s technology is deployed in more than 110 million in-car
and 50 million portable navigation systems worldwide. MG GT is the
first deployment of a hybrid automotive voice solution in China and
is the first to feature Nuance’s local cloud service support, which
has brought Chinese consumers more humanized and intelligent
connected car experiences. Click here to learn more about Dragon
Drive.
Availability
Dragon Drive, currently deployed with Audi, BMW, Daimler, Toyota
and others, is a part of Nuance’s broad Dragon portfolio that is
humanizing the way people engage their phones, tablets, TVs, cars,
wearables and computers – just by using their voice. To learn more
about all that Nuance’s Dragon portfolio has to offer, visit
www.nuance.com.
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.
About PATEO
PATEO was founded by Energy Source in September 2009 and it is
one of the top three brands in automotive digital marketing in
China, and is currently one of the largest providers of products
and services for connected cars in China. PATEO’s headquarters are
in Shanghai, with more than 400 employees.
PATEO aims not only to equip cars with extensive capabilities
that bring emotion and intelligence, but also to minimize
distractions with systems that understand and interact with drivers
for an unprecedented driving experience.
About SAIC
SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor) is the largest auto
company on China's A-share market (Stock Code: 600104), and has a
total equity of 11 billion shares.
SAIC Motor's business covers the research, production and
vehicle sales of both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. It
also covers components including engines, gearboxes, powertrains,
chassis, interior and exterior and miscellaneous electronic
components, logistics, vehicle telematics, second-hand vehicle
transactions and auto finance services.
Nuance, Dragon Drive and the Nuance logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its
subsidiaries in the United States of America and/or other
countries. All other company names or product names may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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