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The perils of using voice commands with IoT machines

Network World

Earlier this week, German carmaker Volkswagen announced an upgrade to its VW Car-Net mobile app that lets iPhone users control their Golfs and Jettas using Siri commands. Not in most cases, actually, but the announcement got me thinking about the limits and perils of voice commands in automotive applications.

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Amazon’s cloud business and AI initiatives in the spotlight in advance of earnings report

GeekWire

Wall Street analysts expect the company to report net sales (revenue) of $131.5 Analysts expect earnings of 35 cents a share, vs. a loss of 20 cents a share a year ago (which included a valuation loss on the company’s Rivian Automotive investment). billion, up 8.5% from a year ago, as reported by Yahoo Finance.

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Microsoft in talks to acquire Nuance Communications for a reported $16B

GeekWire

Nuance background: The Boston-area publicly traded company specializes in “conversational AI” for applications in healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, financial services, and more. 31, down 4%, and non-GAAP net income of $91.4 Nuance reported revenue of $345.8 million in the quarter ended Dec.

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Four most exciting cross-industry network slicing opportunities

TM Forum

Each slice is an individual element, which means it can be dedicated to support a very specific application or service, and a specified number of users. Dedicated slices enable lower latency and enhanced broadband to support businesses from healthcare to field service management, entertainment and automotive.

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The Polestar Precept, an electric sedan powered by Android, is going into production

The Verge

The company, which is jointly owned by Volvo and Volvo’s parent company Geely, recently started delivering the Polestar 2, its electric sedan with native Android Automotive, to customers in Europe and North America. Polestar also has teased a deeper integration of Android Automotive, Google’s native infotainment system, in the Precept.

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Polestar’s Precept concept becomes Polestar 5 electric sedan

The Verge

Polestar also has teased a deeper integration of Android Automotive, Google’s native infotainment system, in the Precept. The sedan will recognize the driver as they approach the car and automatically ready their favorite applications and settings.

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CES 2023: A list of Washington state companies showing off their latest tech gadgets and services

GeekWire

Elektrobit is a global vendor of software products and services for the automotive industry, powering such things as connectivity and security, automated driving, user experience and more. based company provides net-generation WiFi, internet, voice and data solutions. Elektrobit. With an office in Bothell, Wash., The HaptX Gloves DK2.

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