Connected Car Technology Focuses on Vast Chinese Market Opportunity
To meet burgeoning demand for connected car technology in the rapidly growing Chinese market, Nuance Communications has launched Nuance’s Dragon Drive automotive-grade voice platform supporting the Mandarin Chinese language.
It is powering TCL Cartel’s Smart System of Connected Drive and Information Service based on the Android platform and designed to provide consumers in China with a safer, smarter connected driving experience.
The market is vast. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the national total of civil automobiles grew to over 120 million by the end of 2012. The data of national automobile ownership released by the Ministry of Public Security shows that the share of cars with pre-installed navigation systems among total passenger cars is no more than 10 percent, suggesting a significant opportunity for aftermarket navigation solutions in the region.
In order to satisfy the consumer demand, TCL Cartel has launched a brand-new, intelligent connected in-car infotainment system that integrates Nuance‘s voice recognition and expressive text-to-speech supporting Chinese Mandarin – all optimized for the automotive environment. As a result, drivers are able to speak to the system to make calls, find and play music or change the radio station, get directions and hear the latest news articles read aloud.
Nuance’s voice capabilities, as part of TCL Cartel‘s system, also provide vehicle maintenance prompts, vehicle fault prompts, road conditions prompts and more. In the case of an emergency, the system can immediately warn the driver through text-to-speech readout of any upcoming risks or dangers on the road ahead to ensure safety. In addition, when drivers need more information about where they’re headed, they can use the voice navigation service to determine their destination. Users can get the information and content they need just by activating the voice assistant function and speaking out a command.
Dr. Edwin Chen of TCL Cartel Co., Ltd. said, “The Smart System of Connected Drive and Information Service launched by TCL Cartel will recreate the conventional vehicle infotainment device concept and the way people use in-car telematics products.”
About TCL Cartel Company
TCL Cartel Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of TCL Group, which is one of China’s biggest global consumption-based electronic enterprise group. Its main business is to provide brand-new integration service to automobile consumers based on smart navigation and infotainment device, 3G high speed wireless data and internet business content resources, and its objective is to become the global tier 1 in-car navigation and infotainment device manufacturer and Telematics service provider.
About Nuance Communications, Inc
Nuance Communications, Inc. 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. More information at: www.nuance.com.
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