Successful development of language software that doesn’t require precise commands has enormous potential in vehicles and – say Siri squared or Asimo to the third power. It also can also destroy jobs and infuriate customers – think “please listen closely as our menu has changed” – of robot switchboards.
Honda today said that “Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem” is the theme for its participation at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas highlighted by the NeuV concept – an automated EV commuter vehicle with artificial intelligence (AI).
“From reducing traffic congestion to creating new modes of in-car connectivity, visitors will have an opportunity to explore and demo technologies with the potential to make people’s lives better,” per Honda jargon. (NHTSA – Artificial Intelligence is ‘Driver’ in Autonomous Cars)
Honda also will announce initiatives with startup companies and global brands that “will create a more productive and enjoyable mobility experience.” The 5 January 2017 Honda press conference at CES will feature a keynote address from language software President & CEO of Honda R&D Company, who will unveil a concept motorcycle demonstrating an application of the company’s robotics technology. (Honda Has Sophisticated Language Analysis Technologies)
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
