Nuance Communications Teams With Analog Devices to Offer Automotive Platform
BURLINGTON, Mass. - Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) expanded its relationship with Analog Devices, Inc. to deliver speech-enabled solutions for the automotive industry. Suppliers of hands-free speech solutions for the automotive industry, including Bury, paragon AG and PEIKER acustic, have already adopted Nuance embedded speech solutions on Blackfin-based platforms.
Nuance speech technologies, which have been embedded within the Blackfin Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit for in-vehicle communications since 2004, are now part of the Blackfin Car Telematics platform to power voice destination entry and readout for navigation systems.
With Nuance speech solutions embedded on the ADI platform, calls can be initiated or received using voice commands and voice-activated dialing, rather than using the traditional keypad. The car kit is integrated into the car's audio system so that phone conversations can be heard over the speakers.
The integrated platform has already been adopted by a number of automotive suppliers, including Bury, paragon AG and PEIKER Acustic:
- OEM supplier paragon fidelity GmbH selected the joint offering from ADI and Nuance to develop hands-free voice dialing and messaging systems for the automotive industry.
- PEIKER Acustic, a supplier of components in the sector of communication technologies, has been providing DaimlerChrysler, Ford and several other manufacturers with hands-free solutions for several years. The German manufacturer for communication solutions selected the joint hands-free car kit offering because it needed a solution for hands-free mobile phone operation like dialing and listening to an SMS.
- Bury GmbH & Co., a manufacturer of hands-free car kits and navigation systems in Europe, leverages the integrated ADI platform for its products.