Digital mapping specialist TomTom has partnered with tech giant Microsoft to create an artificial intelligence-powered conversational assistant for vehicles.
The assistant will allow users to “converse naturally with their vehicles” and enable voice interaction with infotainment, location search, and vehicle command systems, the company said.
TomTom, which competes with Google Maps and the world’s biggest mapping platform HERE, used various Microsoft services like its Azure OpenAI Service to create the voice assistant. The voice assistant can be integrated into other automotive infotainment systems and is also built into TomTom’s Digital Cockpit, an open, modular in-vehicle infotainment platform, the Dutch map maker said.
