SoundHound AI to Demo In-Vehicle Voice Assistant Powered By Generative AI at the Edge with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX™ Platform at CES
David Barry
If you are attending CES 2025 in Las Vegas from January 7-10, be sure to experience SoundHound AI’s on-chip voice AI in collaboration with NVIDIA, delivering in-vehicle generative AI responses without the need for cloud connectivity. Visit the SoundHound booth at LVCC, West Hall – 4964.
This edge device solution is powered by SoundHound Chat AI, a groundbreaking in-vehicle voice platform that integrates both real-time and generative AI capabilities — with the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX™ platform. It enables automakers to enhance the in-car experience by bringing the intelligence of cloud-based LLMs directly to vehicles.
SoundHound AI’s collaboration with NVIDIA allows it to significantly expand the number of places and situations that generative AI can be deployed.
“We’re working with innovative partners like SoundHound to bring generative AI with accelerated compute into the car – enhancing the occupant experience and bringing greater safety behind the wheel,” said Rishi Dhall, Vice President of Automotive at NVIDIA. “SoundHound’s in-vehicle voice interface, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AGX, can provide drivers with a seamless experience, even when there’s no connection.”
Instant Hands-Free Access To The Car Manual
Among a range of use cases, the new solution allows drivers to access SoundHound Vehicle Intelligence, a product that instantly delivers information directly from the car manual and other relevant data sources using natural speech and generative AI technologies such as Retrieval Augmented Generation.
Vehicle Intelligence understands a verbal request and seamlessly provides answers – including settings, safety, troubleshooting, and vehicle maintenance – without the need for a cumbersome physical document. Examples include:
“I see a flashing light that looks like a car battery and I’m not sure what that means?”
“What does the ‘auto hold’ button do?”
“How do I use that feature that lets me drive hands-free safely?”
In addition to Vehicle Intelligence, users can ask more general questions that can help drivers plan a trip or a vacation, such as:
“Where are the best locations to take photographs on the Pacific Coastal Highway?“
“Which wineries offer riesling in Carmel Valley?”
“What kinds of dishes count as Californian cuisine?”
Booth to Also Include Demos of Lucid Air Integration and Vehicle Intelligence
Visitors will also have the opportunity to experience these other leading-edge demos at the SoundHound booth:
Step inside a Lucid Air to see SoundHound Chat AI in action, demonstrating its seamless functionality in a real-world automotive setting.
Demo SoundHound’s Vehicle Intelligence domain, which uses the car manual and generative AI to answer any question a user asks about a car’s functionality, maintenance, or repair.
Test the SoundHound assistant’s integration with Perplexity, the conversational AI-powered answer engine that delivers real-time knowledge from the web.
First-Ever In-Car Voice Commerce Ecosystem
Visitors can also experience a groundbreaking demo of SoundHound’s upcoming technology that enables drivers to seamlessly connect with brands for hands-free, voice-controlled ordering and purchasing on the go. We’ll showcase our food ordering capabilities with well-known restaurant brands – unlocking unmatched convenience for customers, as well as new revenue streams for automotive and device partners.
