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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