Cerence’s Industry-Leading Automotive Conversational AI Platform Now Available on Android Automotive OS, Advancing Coexiste...
March 30 2021 - 8:00AM
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today
announced that its Cerence Drive conversational AI platform is now
available on Android Automotive OS, giving automakers the ability
to build custom, OEM-branded, conversational assistants atop the
Android Automotive OS stack for the first time. This new offering
from Cerence delivers capabilities that are most important to
automakers: ownership over their unique brand experience, control
over vehicle and driver data, and integrated coexistence and
usability among multiple big tech ecosystems.
Cerence is deeply committed to coexistence and interoperability
among the various big tech and general-purpose assistant ecosystems
and has transformed its Cerence Drive platform into a truly
OS-agnostic offering. With Cerence’s best-in-class conversational
AI built on top of Android Automotive OS, automakers can now ensure
their native digital assistants can seamlessly coexist with Google
Automotive Services, including Google Assistant, without
compromising brand ownership and while preserving the unique in-car
experience they’ve built for their drivers. Automakers also
maintain deep visibility into driver usage and interactions,
providing them with rich data for improvements, updates, and
continued innovation.
“The Cerence Drive platform layered on the Android Automotive OS
removes barriers and obstacles for OEMs looking to create an
exceptional branded and connected experience for drivers,” said
Sanjay Dhawan, CEO, Cerence. “By taking a completely OS-agnostic
approach to uniting these two platforms, Cerence delivers true
coexistence of ecosystems in the car – an ‘and’ rather than
‘either/or’ approach – that creates a safer and more intuitive
experience for drivers.”
By running Cerence Drive on Android Automotive OS, OEMs can
position their Cerence-powered, custom-branded in-car assistant as
the main interactive interface for their drivers. With a deep
integration layer between Cerence Drive and Android Automotive OS
Voice Interaction Service, drivers get a best-in-class experience
with multi-intent support, along with multi-seat intelligence,
speech signal enhancement, and noise cancellation. This gives OEMs
and their drivers the best of both worlds – a highly intelligent
and customizable mobility conversational AI assistant built on
decades of automotive industry experience that harnesses the power
of the full-stack, open-source Android Automotive OS.
“The race for voice in the car continues, with leading
automakers increasingly seeking brand differentiation via
personalized voice controls,” said Fahad Hamid, Senior Connected
Car Specialist at SBD Automotive. Added Hamid, “To ensure
interoperability and be considered for wider deployment, voice
solution providers need to work across disparate platforms and
ecosystems of the automaker’s choosing.”
The recently launched Cerence Drive 2.0 fully adheres to Android
Automotive OS specifications and utilizes the Android Automotive OS
Voice Interaction Service natively to enable the Cerence-powered
voice assistant as a default assistant in car. It also enables
interaction and invocation through various other means, including
custom-branded wake-up word, push-to-talk using a physical voice
control button typically located on the steering wheel, or
tap-to-talk using a software voice control button as part of the
system user interface.
To learn more about Cerence, visit www.cerence.com, and follow
the company on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Cerence Inc.Cerence (NASDAQ: CRNC) is the
global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for
the mobility world. As an innovation partner to the world’s leading
automakers and mobility OEMs, it is helping advance the future of
connected mobility through intuitive, powerful interaction between
humans and their cars, two-wheelers, and even elevators, connecting
consumers’ digital lives to their daily journeys no matter where
they are. Cerence’s track record is built on more than 20 years of
knowledge and more than 350 million cars shipped with Cerence
technology. Whether it’s connected cars, autonomous driving,
e-vehicles, or buildings, Cerence is mapping the road ahead. For
more information, visit www.cerence.com.
Trademark reference: Cerence and the Cerence logo are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Cerence Inc. or its affiliates in the
United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks
referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
Contact InformationKate HickmanCerence Inc.Tel:
339-215-4583Email: kate.hickman@cerence.com
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