Voice control is the key to car networking technology

It can be foreseen that the upsurge of the Internet of Vehicles will greatly stimulate people's demand and enthusiasm for the automotive Internet life. However, compared to the era of the national mobile phone era, it will take time to enter the era of universal car networking. In this case, mobile phones that have the ability to free their hands and have differentiated technologies and functional advantages will be the first to become an important terminal for people to enjoy the life of a connected car and free their hands during driving.

According to the Global System for Mobile Communications Association GSMA, the global car networking market will reach 39 billion euros in 2018, which is close to 2.5 times that in 2013. Boston Consulting Group believes that in 2015, 60% of the world's major markets will be equipped with Internet technology.

It can be foreseen that the upsurge of the Internet of Vehicles will greatly stimulate people's demand and enthusiasm for the automotive Internet life. However, compared to the era of the national mobile phone era, it will take time to enter the era of universal car networking. In this case, mobile phones that have the ability to free their hands and have differentiated technologies and functional advantages will be the first to become an important terminal for people to enjoy the life of a connected car and free their hands during driving.

Cars and mobile phones are indispensable

When almost all manufacturers describe the car networking solutions, a common hot word they are accustomed to using is to “free their hands”, which is indeed the actual demand of users.

Looking at the floor-to-ground equipment of the car network, even if the car machine becomes the main equipment of the future car networking, the mobile phone is still an indispensable key terminal in the car networking era.

Although the connection between the mobile phone and the car still has many problems, such as CAN (Controller Area Netw), On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) information exchange is difficult to complete through the phone, the phone can not stay in the car and not go Carry out its "occupation" as the owner's portable terminal. Therefore, we have noticed that, on the one hand, many of the previous car networking applications are often landing on smart phones; on the other hand, the car itself is reborn and gradually has the ability to become a vehicle networking equipment, new giants at home and abroad. Car networking solutions also began to use the vehicle as the main floor device. However, regardless of how the car itself meets the needs of the development of car networking, the mobile phone is still part of the car network. Especially from the user's use habits, needs and experiences, at present, the mobile phone is the key to freeing the hands of the driver.

Even from the point of view of the operating system, although Linux, Win CE, iOS, and Android all have the ability to support car networking solutions, Microsoft has stopped maintaining the Win CE system compared to Linux development and product incompatibility. The mainstream operating systems of the two major smart phone eras, iOS and Android are still the best choice for major car networking solutions. If closed Apple does not produce its own brand car, the real dominant system in the car networking era is none other than Android. In fact, Android is currently the operating system that is widely seen in the industry in the automotive networking era. In the future, if the Android car is in the spotlight, Android phones with the advantage of liberating both hands can even get a huge opportunity and become important “dancers” in the era of Android car networking.

Voice control is the key to freeing your hands

Voice control has always been a core proposition of the car network. For the user, the ultimate need is not a mobile phone or a car, but a hands-free experience. Right now, voice control has become the main link that automobile manufacturers and IT Internet giants are trying to create when they research and develop vehicle networking solutions. It is also the key to freeing hands.

In order to increase the convenience and security of using mobile phones and other mobile phone functions while driving, some mobile phone manufacturers are also making efforts. The "original ancestor" of mobile phone voice control, Apple's Siri has created a car mode, through strict screening tasks, if the vehicle is running, Siri will automatically perform the task of viewing the screen of the mobile phone, and can directly use the text message The form of speech is read so that the driver's eyes do not deviate from the intended driving route. As Siri started earlier, it has now cooperated with several auto manufacturers such as BMW and Hyundai to popularize its features in automobiles. According to some sources, ZTE is also actively engaging with major auto makers, and it is expected that voice control will be popularized in more cars in the future to protect the owners.

At present, there are also Android phones through the innovation of vendor technology and the grasp of the trend, the understanding of user needs, so that the real freedom of hands. For example, the ZTE Star 2nd mobile phone will seamlessly connect the system-level full voice control and driving mode. With the system-level full voice control, it can completely replace the two hands to wake up the phone, make a call, switch music and other operations to achieve Interoperability between people, cars and mobile phones.

In fact, the importance of voice technology for car networking is not only reflected in the use of mobile phones. In terms of unlocking information and controlling security, voiceprint-based voiceprint unlocking is also more secure than fingerprinting. Safe, like voice, is an indispensable part of the car networking era.

China is the world’s largest automotive market and the largest mobile internet market at the same time. The convergence of mobile phone and car networking will inevitably create a new wave of development. In 2015, it may be the year of convergence of mobile phone and car networking.