Hands-Free Text Messaging Soon to be Offered
automagonthenet | 08 October, 2007 20:34
High-tech car technologies that are geared in making driving easier, safe, and comfortable are now being offered by various carmakers. The latest of these technologies include the hands-free call which enables drivers to make calls obviously without having the need to dial manually but did you know that texts messages can now be send without touching a single button on your mobile?
Believe it or not it’s possible and it’s through the efforts of Microsoft and the voice recognition expert Nuance. These two companies are developing highly advanced kit that will have the capability of translating speech into SMS even while the car is on the move and it could even be made to process E-mail.
The software is expected to arrive early next year and is to be installed in the latest Mercedes C-Class called the COMAND APS. This system has a multimedia center that can decipher incoming texts and allows sat-nav destinations to be entered verbally. The device can also select music from CD or MP3 in the same way and can distinguish between individual musical styles and band names. Ford models that are sold in the US can also use this system and according to the spokesman of the Detroit-based automaker, it is also considering offering the system for its UK market.
Believe it or not it’s possible and it’s through the efforts of Microsoft and the voice recognition expert Nuance. These two companies are developing highly advanced kit that will have the capability of translating speech into SMS even while the car is on the move and it could even be made to process E-mail.
The software is expected to arrive early next year and is to be installed in the latest Mercedes C-Class called the COMAND APS. This system has a multimedia center that can decipher incoming texts and allows sat-nav destinations to be entered verbally. The device can also select music from CD or MP3 in the same way and can distinguish between individual musical styles and band names. Ford models that are sold in the US can also use this system and according to the spokesman of the Detroit-based automaker, it is also considering offering the system for its UK market.
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