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Yep, would you like to elaborate?...number of things in play at the moment IMO...
Hi BravoOMG, has everyone seen this?!
Toyota's New ‘Intelligent Assistant' Learns Voice Commands and Gets Smarter Over Time Using Machine Learning
【Summary】Toyota’s new in-car “Intelligent Assistant” is a highly advanced voice activated assistant that can learn a driver’s commands and get smarter over time. It’s available for both the Toyota Audio Multimedia and Lexus Interface, including the 2022 like the Toyota Tundra and Lexus NX. Toyota says that the rollout of these intelligent connected services will transform it from an automotive company to a mobility company.
Eric Walz Jun 01, 2022 3:30 PM PT
Once a driver asks for help, Toyota's Intelligent Assistant listens and responds to natural language conversation.
As vehicles come packed with more technology and features, using some of it on the road can become a distraction. So Toyota developed a voice-activated assistant to lend a hand as part of the "Toyota Connected" vehicle services.
Toyota's new in-car "Intelligent Assistant" is a highly advanced voice activated assistant that can learn a driver's commands and get smarter over time. It's available for both the Toyota Audio Multimedia and Lexus Interface, including the 2022 like the Toyota Tundra and Lexus NX.
Toyota offers Connected Services trials for each vehicle, which includes the services Drive Connect, which offers Intelligent Assistant, Cloud Navigation and Destination Assist.
Toyota says that the rollout of these intelligent connected services will transform it from an automotive company to a mobility company.
Toyota's Intelligent Assist can be activated with the phrase "Hey,Toyota" and supplements the onboard Voice Assistant that's embedded in Toyota vehicles, according to Ryan Oehler, product owner at Toyota Connected, an independent software and innovation company, who leads the team responsible for Toyota's new Intelligent Assistant.
Once a driver asks for help, the Intelligent Assistant listens and responds to natural language conversation. For example, if a driver says "I would like a coffee", the system will bring up a list of nearby coffee shops on the vehicle's infotainment screen, then ask the driver if they want directions to one of them for a midday break.
Suppose a driver is looking for a nearby Starbuck and the assistant brings up multiple listings, a driver can then say "take me to the third one" and the navigation system will launch the turn-by-turn directions.
To make navigation easier, the map can be brought up on the infotainment screen at any time by saying, "Hey, Toyota, show the map." Drivers can also ask the assistant to zoom in on the map for easier reading.
Each request is fulfilled using a complex web of commands, and behind the scenes processing on the vehicle itself and the cloud to complete it.
Oehler said there has been a steady ramp of the Intelligent Assistant to meet both mainstream American customers as well as tech-savvy "power users" with intuitive features for drivers. He also said that even more advanced features are in the pipeline.
Not only does Intelligent Assist listen to a driver's voice using automatic speech recognition (ASR), it also looks at waveforms in the audio. When the driver pushes the talk button in the vehicle, it transcribes that speech to text both in the vehicle's embedded computer and over the cloud.
By analyzing the audio waveforms, "the system is able to understand, phonetically, what that translates to and formulate transcriptions based on that audio input," Oehler said.
The technology is even able to recognize commands for different accents, dialects and even different pitches, to recognize what to do next. Since Intelligent Assistant is available in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it's designed to recognize commands in English, Spanish and French.
Once a command is transcribed into text, its processed by Toyota Connected machine learning models in the cloud. The machine learning models can determine the intent of the words being used, from audio commands to windshield wipers or even finding a five-star-rated restaurant nearby.
From there, it's fed back to the vehicle where notes are compared between the embedded and cloud voice assistants to ensure the car is most accurately executing the command the user actually wants.
"This is where the Toyota Connected magic comes in," Oehler said.
The system first determines "top-line intent", which includes common vehicle controls such as temperature, audio and navigation. The next step is to determine "sub-intent", such as a specific temperature, a song title or frequently visited cafe.
If a drivers requests a certain song while already listening to their favorite streaming platform such as Spotify, the head unit will attempt to find the song on that specific platform. If it's not found, the head unit will switch to the next best option, such as satellite radio. Drivers can also ask Intelligent Assist to play specific genres of music by saying "Hey Toyota, play rock music."
The system gets smarter by looking at accuracy and tweaking commands to add more ways to ask for specific functions, according to Toyota. Drivers can also ask the system to send a text message to a stored contact just by saying the person's name then using their voice to send a message.
"Certain audiences expect to interact in completely different ways," Oehler said. "Younger audiences that are more familiar with their modern voice assistants tend to operate in a more fluid manner, whereas people that are less familiar would say, ‘Navigation' and then ‘Texas' in a series of steps," for instance. To help the user, we've added more contextual things, such as prompts, to help guide them through this new user experience. One of the other important things that we're learning is what our customers want to use on a daily basis."
Intelligent Assistant is already available in the Lexus NX, LX, and Toyota Tundra pickup for the 2022 model year, but will be introduced in more Toyota models for 2023 in North America. As it rolls out to more models, the speed at which the machine learning system gets smarter will only accelerate, according to Toyota.
Among the new features planned is asking the Intelligent Assistant to tell a joke. The sense of humor was added to the Virtual Assistant's repertoire after the team of engineers observed customers asking for it.
"There's a lot of opportunity," Oehler said. "There's value with a voice assistant because it adds depth to the experience, is smart, and can and likely will strengthen consumer confidence as more people use it and evolve in future iterations."
Using Intelligent Assistant is also optional on Toyota vehicles. For drivers that would rather not use it, the vehicle's embedded Voice Assistant can be used instead for more basic voice functions, such as adjusting the interior temperature.
Toyota's New ‘Intelligent Assistant' Learns Voice Commands and Gets Smarter Over Time Using Machine Learning
Toyota’s new in-car “Intelligent Assistant” is a highly advanced voice activated assistant that can learn a driver’s commands and get smarter over time. It’s available for both the Toyota Audio Multimedia and Lexus Interface, including the 2022 like the Toyota Tundra and Lexus NX. Toyota says...www.futurecar.com
Hi Boab,Hi Bravo
when I read this article all I see is all commands have to eventually be processed via the cloud. Am I reading it wrong?
The voice to text message via the phone (hands free) has been available on my Hyundai for 2 years.
Cheers
Boab
please toyota announce itHi Boab,
The article says that the processing is done both on a) the vehicle itself and b) in the cloud. In other words there is en embedded voice assistant and a cloud voice assistant and it sounds like you can disable the cloud assistant and the embedded assistant will still operate for certain functions which would need to involve edge computing/processing IMO.
Hi Boab,
The article says that the processing is done both on a) the vehicle itself and b) in the cloud. In other words there is en embedded voice assistant and a cloud voice assistant and it sounds like you can disable the cloud assistant and the embedded assistant will still operate for certain functions which would need to involve edge computing/processing IMO.
So we've got the 1000 eyes, who know what we know, and the RoW (Rest of World) who are not getting the message.
I cannot conceive that anyone who knows what we know would not be at least ankle deep in BRN shares, but, apart from Germany, there does not seem to be any general awareness.
I know all about the revenue argument, but that just proves to me the inability of the market to even peek over the rim of the box.
When I bought in in early 2018, I was looking for AI shares, and my research happened upon BRN. At the time, the company was preparing to make a presentation in the US within days, and I contacted several friends to encourage them to get on board asap, because I believed it would explode when the US presentation was made. I even bought small parcels for friends who were uncontactable or lacked the knowhow.
So yes, FOMO played a part in my BRN initiation. But it was anticipatory FOMO and based on research. And we've had plenty of ups and downs since then, and weathered a couple of confidence-shattering dips and come out the other side.
So it looks like we are now only seeing the match approach the blue touch paper.
My question is, why, if the true believers were capable of seeing the true value of Akida, why are there still under 50k shareholders when, in America alone, there must be over 100 times that number of people with the knowledge to understand the capabilities of Akida and that the AI tsunami is gathering power?
Maybe if Ford had bought out a concept vehicle capable of 10 mpg and a 60 gallon tank and featuring "Hey Edsel!"?
good points here, for disclosure german person writing here as well, but I lived in the US, South Africa and saw a bit a Asia. I think for a lot of North Americans the major retailer's risk assessement plays a role, especially when operations are run from abroad (so to say) (apologies to any North American shareholders, please correct me I am wrong.
There is also a large amount of companies pre-IPO in the market, see here: https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/artificial-intelligence-top-startups-2022/
Some of these will be serious competitors, but for me BRN has a big time advantage, the early innovation and advantage will become important in terms of product maturity, strength of partnerships and overall trust in a markt (tech) where we still see a lot of BS and Vapourware.
my 2 cents ;-) Enjoy!
mP
I have just had a look at the CB list and most do not fit the usual definition of artificial intelligence and those which I recognise and those which the article refer to are not doing what Brainchip AKIDA technology does so can you assist with which ones will be the serious competitors you refer to please?good points here, for disclosure german person writing here as well, but I lived in the US, South Africa and saw a bit a Asia. I think for a lot of North Americans the major retailer's risk assessement plays a role, especially when operations are run from abroad (so to say) (apologies to any North American shareholders, please correct me I am wrong.
There is also a large amount of companies pre-IPO in the market, see here: https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/artificial-intelligence-top-startups-2022/
Some of these will be serious competitors, but for me BRN has a big time advantage, the early innovation and advantage will become important in terms of product maturity, strength of partnerships and overall trust in a markt (tech) where we still see a lot of BS and Vapourware.
my 2 cents ;-) Enjoy!
mP
I have not done further research, but challenge accepted! I shall report back.I have just had a look at the CB list and most do not fit the usual definition of artificial intelligence and those which I recognise and those which the article refer to are not doing what Brainchip AKIDA technology does so can you assist with which ones will be the serious competitors you refer to please?
My opinion only DYOR
FF
AKIDA BALLISTA
I tend to agree here. IMHO it's good to have an eye (or 1000) on the industry landscape.One of the things that gives me such confidence in Brainchip is that so many of the other AI companies in the market, emerging or otherwise. Often look to be more like potential customers rather than competition to us.
OMG, has everyone seen this?!
Toyota's New ‘Intelligent Assistant' Learns Voice Commands and Gets Smarter Over Time Using Machine Learning
【Summary】Toyota’s new in-car “Intelligent Assistant” is a highly advanced voice activated assistant that can learn a driver’s commands and get smarter over time. It’s available for both the Toyota Audio Multimedia and Lexus Interface, including the 2022 like the Toyota Tundra and Lexus NX. Toyota says that the rollout of these intelligent connected services will transform it from an automotive company to a mobility company.
Eric Walz Jun 01, 2022 3:30 PM PT
Once a driver asks for help, Toyota's Intelligent Assistant listens and responds to natural language conversation.
As vehicles come packed with more technology and features, using some of it on the road can become a distraction. So Toyota developed a voice-activated assistant to lend a hand as part of the "Toyota Connected" vehicle services.
Toyota's new in-car "Intelligent Assistant" is a highly advanced voice activated assistant that can learn a driver's commands and get smarter over time. It's available for both the Toyota Audio Multimedia and Lexus Interface, including the 2022 like the Toyota Tundra and Lexus NX.
Toyota offers Connected Services trials for each vehicle, which includes the services Drive Connect, which offers Intelligent Assistant, Cloud Navigation and Destination Assist.
Toyota says that the rollout of these intelligent connected services will transform it from an automotive company to a mobility company.
Toyota's Intelligent Assist can be activated with the phrase "Hey,Toyota" and supplements the onboard Voice Assistant that's embedded in Toyota vehicles, according to Ryan Oehler, product owner at Toyota Connected, an independent software and innovation company, who leads the team responsible for Toyota's new Intelligent Assistant.
Once a driver asks for help, the Intelligent Assistant listens and responds to natural language conversation. For example, if a driver says "I would like a coffee", the system will bring up a list of nearby coffee shops on the vehicle's infotainment screen, then ask the driver if they want directions to one of them for a midday break.
Suppose a driver is looking for a nearby Starbuck and the assistant brings up multiple listings, a driver can then say "take me to the third one" and the navigation system will launch the turn-by-turn directions.
To make navigation easier, the map can be brought up on the infotainment screen at any time by saying, "Hey, Toyota, show the map." Drivers can also ask the assistant to zoom in on the map for easier reading.
Each request is fulfilled using a complex web of commands, and behind the scenes processing on the vehicle itself and the cloud to complete it.
Oehler said there has been a steady ramp of the Intelligent Assistant to meet both mainstream American customers as well as tech-savvy "power users" with intuitive features for drivers. He also said that even more advanced features are in the pipeline.
Not only does Intelligent Assist listen to a driver's voice using automatic speech recognition (ASR), it also looks at waveforms in the audio. When the driver pushes the talk button in the vehicle, it transcribes that speech to text both in the vehicle's embedded computer and over the cloud.
By analyzing the audio waveforms, "the system is able to understand, phonetically, what that translates to and formulate transcriptions based on that audio input," Oehler said.
The technology is even able to recognize commands for different accents, dialects and even different pitches, to recognize what to do next. Since Intelligent Assistant is available in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it's designed to recognize commands in English, Spanish and French.
Once a command is transcribed into text, its processed by Toyota Connected machine learning models in the cloud. The machine learning models can determine the intent of the words being used, from audio commands to windshield wipers or even finding a five-star-rated restaurant nearby.
From there, it's fed back to the vehicle where notes are compared between the embedded and cloud voice assistants to ensure the car is most accurately executing the command the user actually wants.
"This is where the Toyota Connected magic comes in," Oehler said.
The system first determines "top-line intent", which includes common vehicle controls such as temperature, audio and navigation. The next step is to determine "sub-intent", such as a specific temperature, a song title or frequently visited cafe.
If a drivers requests a certain song while already listening to their favorite streaming platform such as Spotify, the head unit will attempt to find the song on that specific platform. If it's not found, the head unit will switch to the next best option, such as satellite radio. Drivers can also ask Intelligent Assist to play specific genres of music by saying "Hey Toyota, play rock music."
The system gets smarter by looking at accuracy and tweaking commands to add more ways to ask for specific functions, according to Toyota. Drivers can also ask the system to send a text message to a stored contact just by saying the person's name then using their voice to send a message.
"Certain audiences expect to interact in completely different ways," Oehler said. "Younger audiences that are more familiar with their modern voice assistants tend to operate in a more fluid manner, whereas people that are less familiar would say, ‘Navigation' and then ‘Texas' in a series of steps," for instance. To help the user, we've added more contextual things, such as prompts, to help guide them through this new user experience. One of the other important things that we're learning is what our customers want to use on a daily basis."
Intelligent Assistant is already available in the Lexus NX, LX, and Toyota Tundra pickup for the 2022 model year, but will be introduced in more Toyota models for 2023 in North America. As it rolls out to more models, the speed at which the machine learning system gets smarter will only accelerate, according to Toyota.
Among the new features planned is asking the Intelligent Assistant to tell a joke. The sense of humor was added to the Virtual Assistant's repertoire after the team of engineers observed customers asking for it.
"There's a lot of opportunity," Oehler said. "There's value with a voice assistant because it adds depth to the experience, is smart, and can and likely will strengthen consumer confidence as more people use it and evolve in future iterations."
Using Intelligent Assistant is also optional on Toyota vehicles. For drivers that would rather not use it, the vehicle's embedded Voice Assistant can be used instead for more basic voice functions, such as adjusting the interior temperature.
Toyota's New ‘Intelligent Assistant' Learns Voice Commands and Gets Smarter Over Time Using Machine Learning
Toyota’s new in-car “Intelligent Assistant” is a highly advanced voice activated assistant that can learn a driver’s commands and get smarter over time. It’s available for both the Toyota Audio Multimedia and Lexus Interface, including the 2022 like the Toyota Tundra and Lexus NX. Toyota says...www.futurecar.com
You said “Some of these will be serious competitors” in your original post.I have not done further research, but challenge accepted! I shall report back.