Comments on: BMW Voice Control improves the way you talk to your car’s navigation and entertainment system http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ali http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243889 ali Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:26:31 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243889 in the near future, these cars will become self-aware. then, judgment day happens! in the near future, these cars will become self-aware. then, judgment day happens!

]]> By: Wak Rempit http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243883 Wak Rempit Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:15:01 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243883 Personally never experience driving a car with these voice activation systems, I am sure the system have to be tuned to suits the driver/owner voice pitch. What will happen when you have sore throat? or your uncle or father in-law wanna borrow the car? Good excuse not to let people borrow your car I say ! :P Personally never experience driving a car with these voice activation systems, I am sure the system have to be tuned to suits the driver/owner voice pitch. What will happen when you have sore throat? or your uncle or father in-law wanna borrow the car?

Good excuse not to let people borrow your car I say ! :P

]]> By: NA http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243878 NA Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:50:37 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243878 Talk about technology… European always trapped with electronics that they does not master with. Our company 7 series is in BMW official workshop at least 30 days a year, engineers flown in from Germany, yet they can't solve the stupid I Drive error. There is BMW electronic for you. Talk about technology… European always trapped with electronics that they does not master with. Our company 7 series is in BMW official workshop at least 30 days a year, engineers flown in from Germany, yet they can't solve the stupid I Drive error.

There is BMW electronic for you.

]]> By: Nutty http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243874 Nutty Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:25:05 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243874 [quote comment="243866"]Singapore Beemer will accept Singlish while Malaysia Beemer will accept Malaylish. "I wantugo KL-lah"[/quote] Then the car replies: "Haiya, I know LAH.." [quote comment="243866"]Singapore Beemer will accept Singlish while Malaysia Beemer will accept Malaylish.

"I wantugo KL-lah"[/quote]

Then the car replies: "Haiya, I know LAH.."

]]> By: coolDog http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243870 coolDog Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:46:35 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243870 so clever? so clever?

]]> By: coolDog http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243869 coolDog Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:44:54 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243869 i believe many Mazda fans out there..hey paul..why don't you post for the newly launched mazda 3? i believe many Mazda fans out there..hey paul..why don't you post for the newly launched mazda 3?

]]> By: coolDog http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243868 coolDog Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:40:52 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243868 Hey, can talk about the new Mazda 3 launch??? Hey, can talk about the new Mazda 3 launch???

]]> By: roti naan1 http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243866 roti naan1 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:11:10 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243866 Singapore Beemer will accept Singlish while Malaysia Beemer will accept Malaylish. "I wantugo KL-lah" Singapore Beemer will accept Singlish while Malaysia Beemer will accept Malaylish.

"I wantugo KL-lah"

]]> By: fuyiopo http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243860 fuyiopo Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:13:54 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243860 I dont think it'll work properly in malaysia. Cause the way we pronounce the malay street names is way different for what the germans would pronounce it. I dont think it'll work properly in malaysia. Cause the way we pronounce the malay street names is way different for what the germans would pronounce it.

]]> By: Cerdik http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243858 Cerdik Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:06:40 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243858 Boleh blah.... he he he ... Kedai mana masuk beb... address ajer... Hospital Bahagia Tanjung Rambutan boleh la... [quote comment="243840"]BMW ...take me to Warong Nasi Beriyani , Tesco Ampang ....can or cannot haha[/quote] Boleh blah…. he he he …

Kedai mana masuk beb… address ajer…

Hospital Bahagia Tanjung Rambutan boleh la…

[quote comment="243840"]BMW …take me to Warong Nasi Beriyani , Tesco Ampang ….can or cannot haha[/quote]

]]> By: Calvin De La Rosa http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243848 Calvin De La Rosa Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:25:17 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243848 [quote comment="243824"][quote comment="243822"]This would be brilliant during balik kampung... your wife shouting to the darn thing to go back to her kampung and you want to your's... eheheh :D[/quote] Calvin, Still it depends on who's on the wheels, the system will only navigate the way but it doesn't drive the car... but who need a navigation system to balik kampung? Paul, I wonder which software BMW apply for their voice recognition, are they using the IBM Embedded ViaVoice software? Anyway, Honda is the first to equip automobiles with in-car navigation systems using advanced speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities. Like the BMW one, it can identify spoken street and city names that exist across the entire continental United States... that was in 2005. I still remember watching Star Trek when I was a kid, looking at the captain (what his name) talking to the space ship was really something to me... Now only after couple of decades the technology is already available My 2 cents[/quote] Wak, What i meant was it will confuse the system... chill Wak, we know it does not 'drives' the car :) [quote comment="243824"][quote comment="243822"]This would be brilliant during balik kampung… your wife shouting to the darn thing to go back to her kampung and you want to your's… eheheh :D [/quote]

Calvin,

Still it depends on who's on the wheels, the system will only navigate the way but it doesn't drive the car… but who need a navigation system to balik kampung?

Paul,

I wonder which software BMW apply for their voice recognition, are they using the IBM Embedded ViaVoice software?

Anyway, Honda is the first to equip automobiles with in-car navigation systems using advanced speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities.

Like the BMW one, it can identify spoken street and city names that exist across the entire continental United States… that was in 2005.

I still remember watching Star Trek when I was a kid, looking at the captain (what his name) talking to the space ship was really something to me…

Now only after couple of decades the technology is already available

My 2 cents[/quote]

Wak,

What i meant was it will confuse the system… chill Wak, we know it does not 'drives' the car :)

]]> By: narrowband http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243843 narrowband Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:08:36 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243843 Paul, your adspace in main blog column (after 1st post) at 2006hrs June 9th contains explicit porno. Not that I'm super anti-porno, just didn't expect to find it here. Take note? Paul, your adspace in main blog column (after 1st post) at 2006hrs June 9th contains explicit porno. Not that I'm super anti-porno, just didn't expect to find it here. Take note?

]]> By: Bodow http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243840 Bodow Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:52:40 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243840 BMW ...take me to Warong Nasi Beriyani , Tesco Ampang ....can or cannot haha BMW …take me to Warong Nasi Beriyani , Tesco Ampang ….can or cannot haha

]]> By: fade http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243829 fade Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:50:13 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243829 hmm..addition.. more nicer if the driver swears behind the wheel to other driver and the car says it back louder .. hmm..addition..

more nicer if the driver swears behind the wheel to other driver

and the car says it back louder ..

]]> By: Boob http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243828 Boob Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:46:35 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243828 How about "Transform!!" .... ?? How about "Transform!!" …. ??

]]> By: Wak Rempit http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243824 Wak Rempit Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:27:56 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243824 [quote comment="243822"]This would be brilliant during balik kampung... your wife shouting to the darn thing to go back to her kampung and you want to your's... eheheh :D[/quote] Calvin, Still it depends on who's on the wheels, the system will only navigate the way but it doesn't drive the car... but who need a navigation system to balik kampung? Paul, I wonder which software BMW apply for their voice recognition, are they using the IBM Embedded ViaVoice software? Anyway, Honda is the first to equip automobiles with in-car navigation systems using advanced speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities. Like the BMW one, it can identify spoken street and city names that exist across the entire continental United States... that was in 2005. I still remember watching Star Trek when I was a kid, looking at the captain (what his name) talking to the space ship was really something to me... Now only after couple of decades the technology is already available My 2 cents [quote comment="243822"]This would be brilliant during balik kampung… your wife shouting to the darn thing to go back to her kampung and you want to your's… eheheh :D [/quote]

Calvin,

Still it depends on who's on the wheels, the system will only navigate the way but it doesn't drive the car… but who need a navigation system to balik kampung?

Paul,

I wonder which software BMW apply for their voice recognition, are they using the IBM Embedded ViaVoice software?

Anyway, Honda is the first to equip automobiles with in-car navigation systems using advanced speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities.

Like the BMW one, it can identify spoken street and city names that exist across the entire continental United States… that was in 2005.

I still remember watching Star Trek when I was a kid, looking at the captain (what his name) talking to the space ship was really something to me…

Now only after couple of decades the technology is already available

My 2 cents

]]> By: Vern http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243823 Vern Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:25:18 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243823 "Music!" ... "Champagne!" .... "Mute my wife!".... That will be perfect... "Music!" … "Champagne!" …. "Mute my wife!"…. That will be perfect…

]]> By: Calvin De La Rosa http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243822 Calvin De La Rosa Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:10:04 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243822 This would be brilliant during balik kampung... your wife shouting to the darn thing to go back to her kampung and you want to your's... eheheh :D This would be brilliant during balik kampung… your wife shouting to the darn thing to go back to her kampung and you want to your's… eheheh :D

]]> By: mystvearn http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243818 mystvearn Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:30:18 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243818 What happens when other people talk to as well? Imagine driver wants to go to A, then at command moment, passenger shouts B. Still some time away. Not like that E3 X-box 360 demo that girl talking to VR boy What happens when other people talk to as well?

Imagine driver wants to go to A, then at command moment, passenger shouts B.

Still some time away. Not like that E3 X-box 360 demo that girl talking to VR boy

]]> By: joe http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243812 joe Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:36:36 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243812 how i wish i can name my car when i call its name within a range of..lets say 10m..it wil come to me...hahahaha how i wish i can name my car when i call its name within a range of..lets say 10m..it wil come to me…hahahaha

]]> By: gangully http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243810 gangully Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:28:04 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243810 Note: BMW and most car manufacturers in the west test their cars and systems thoroughly before they embark on introducin it on their cars. that is why their lifecycles for not only their cars but also technology is 6 to 8 years. because 2 years after something is launched they start researching on the replacement. yeah back to basic is good. But some people would also like some technology. of course if the technology breaks down every now and then, then it is of no use. the voice recognition tech in the E65 7 series is good. no need for repetition. but that is only currently used in the context of calling using the car phone or changing radio channels. Tak der break down pun in 6 years of owning one. Note: BMW and most car manufacturers in the west test their cars and systems thoroughly before they embark on introducin it on their cars. that is why their lifecycles for not only their cars but also technology is 6 to 8 years. because 2 years after something is launched they start researching on the replacement.

yeah back to basic is good. But some people would also like some technology. of course if the technology breaks down every now and then, then it is of no use. the voice recognition tech in the E65 7 series is good. no need for repetition. but that is only currently used in the context of calling using the car phone or changing radio channels. Tak der break down pun in 6 years of owning one.

]]> By: Paul Tan http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243808 Paul Tan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:17:21 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243808 [quote comment="243777"]will it mute the music? else how does it pick up the voice from all the background noise?[/quote] In the current implementation that I've tried out, to get the car to listen you have to press a button on the steering wheel, when that happens the music volume is brought down. I guess this new system will do the same. [quote comment="243777"]will it mute the music? else how does it pick up the voice from all the background noise?[/quote]

In the current implementation that I've tried out, to get the car to listen you have to press a button on the steering wheel, when that happens the music volume is brought down. I guess this new system will do the same.

]]> By: michishige http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243805 michishige Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:10:45 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243805 omg.. i cant wait to watch jeremy clarkson makes fun of it omg.. i cant wait to watch jeremy clarkson makes fun of it

]]> By: sportinglisbon62 http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243794 sportinglisbon62 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:56:12 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243794 PLs dun make it too complicated...the cost to repair it will be skyrocket if broken ...back to basic is ideal i think....no need stuffy things PLs dun make it too complicated…the cost to repair it will be skyrocket if broken …back to basic is ideal i think….no need stuffy things

]]> By: NA http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243785 NA Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:59:16 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243785 So if we say Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman will it lead us to KL or Johor? So if we say Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman will it lead us to KL or Johor?

]]> By: wallstreet http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243780 wallstreet Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:42:09 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243780 still not convince with todays technology yet...I bet you'll have to repeat again and again as the system couldn't understand your command and you'll be banging your head and switch back to manual... still not convince with todays technology yet…I bet you'll have to repeat again and again as the system couldn't understand your command and you'll be banging your head and switch back to manual…

]]> By: droll http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243777 droll Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:06:00 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243777 will it mute the music? else how does it pick up the voice from all the background noise? will it mute the music? else how does it pick up the voice from all the background noise?

]]> By: Calvin De La Rosa http://paultan.org/2009/06/09/bmw-voice-control-improves-the-way-you-talk-to-your-cars-navigation-and-entertainment-system/#comment-243771 Calvin De La Rosa Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:04:11 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15554#comment-243771 The age of 'Night Rider' is looming... : D The age of 'Night Rider' is looming… : D

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