Making cars smarter, personalized and proactive with AI

We are just starting on the journey to create software defined vehicles. Think of it as a smarter smart phone on wheels! A good article from voicebot.ai summarizing the latest release with Ford. A few exceprts follow with a link to the full article.

The idea behind Car Control is the Teachable AI for cars Alexa feature added at the end of 2021 that lets users decide what phrases will activate Alexa tasks, much like the alternative phrase triggers for Alexa Routines. Different comments can be tied to a chosen action. The training comes from telling Alexa something that isn’t a direct order. Saying, “Alexa, I’m cold,” will prompt the voice assistant to ask if they should turn off the air conditioner or turn up the heat. Or, a driver could say “Alexa, my windshield is foggy,” to trigger the defroster.  The voice commands can still be direct, like asking Alexa to set the temperature to beach weather, having taught the voice assistant that beach weather means 78 degrees, or similar.

“We are always working to improve the in-cabin experience, and core to that is making it easier for customers to naturally interact with Alexa,” Amazon Smart Vehicles general manager and director John Scumniotales said. “The enhanced Car Control features offer customers a new level of personalization—and demonstrating this functionality with Ford is an important step toward our vision of conversations with Alexa feeling as familiar as speaking with a family member or friend sitting in the passenger seat.”

https://voicebot.ai/2022/04/18/alexa-upgrades-ford-cars-with-personalized-voice-commands/





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