Alibaba A. I. Labs Partners with Audi, Renault and Honda for Intelligent In-car Experience
June 11 2019 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Partnership designed to provide rich array of voice-controlled
information and services
Alibaba A.I. Labs, an AI research division of Alibaba Group,
today announced at CES Asia partnerships with auto brands,
including Audi, Renault and Honda to drive a smart mobility
initiative in China.
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Tmall Genie Auto, an Artificial Intelligence solution developed
by Alibaba A.I. Labs, will be integrated into the automakers’
specific internet cars in China.
Owners of the three auto brands’ specific-model vehicles
equipped with Tmall Genie Auto will have access to a wide variety
of voice-controlled information and services in the near future;
these include identifying nearby attractions and restaurants,
booking movie tickets, ordering to-go boxes, checking the status of
package deliveries, reading children’s books and ordering items on
Alibaba’s retail platform.
In addition, car owners with a Tmall Genie-compatible device at
home would be able to monitor and control their smart-home devices
from their cars in the near future, performing daily tasks such as
running a status check on temperature and light, or turning on the
heater and air conditioning at home.
“By providing AI technologies, including speech-recognition and
Natural Language Processing, Tmall Genie Auto enables car users to
access an extensive in-car infotainment portfolio by tapping into
Alibaba’s rich content and service ecosystem,” said Miffy Chen,
General Manager at Alibaba A.I. Labs. “We are thrilled to
partner with global distinguished auto brands such as Audi, Renault
and Honda. Together, we can greatly enhance our in-car services and
make driving experience more intelligent and interconnected.”
“We aim to extend in-car voice assistant services according to
the demands and needs of our Chinese customers,” said H.W.
Vassen, Senior Director of Digitalization and NEV Development at
Audi China. “To do so, one of our next steps is to intensity
the cooperation with Alibaba Tmall Genie.”
Guillaume SICARD, Vice President of Sales and Marketing,
Region China, Groupe Renault, commented: “The launch of the
Renault City K-ZE Tmall Genie Edition allows consumers to
experience a deeper connection between scenarios in their lives at
home and their lives on the go. It is also a manifesto that DRAC
and Tmall will continue to maintain profound cooperation on areas
such as brand marketing, potential customer mining and sales
network enablement, in order to achieve new breakthroughs.”
Hasegawa Yusuke, the Executive Vice President of Honda Motor
(China) Investment Co., Ltd, said: “The world’s mobility
industries are currently undergoing a major transformation. Our
mobility and daily lives will finally enter into the era of
Internet for Everything, Honda has been actively embracing the
trend of electrification and ICVs, and accelerating the advancement
of the third-generation Honda CONNECT system which includes the
Smart AI function. We look forward to working with Alibaba A.I.
Labs on creative initiatives by leveraging the AI technology and
Alibaba’s diverse ecosystem services.”
During CES Asia, Alibaba’s B2C marketplace Tmall also announced
its tie-up with Renault to roll out an electric car featuring
Tmall’s iconic cat logo on the vehicle’s exterior design. The
Renault City K-ZE genie edition, also integrated with Tmall Genie
Auto, will be on sale in China later this year.
Tmall Genie is the bestselling smart speaker in China. Today it
can control over 100 million devices from over 600 smart appliance
brands, offering its Internet of Things ecosystem capabilities to
various sectors and user environments from home, car, hotels to
nursing homes.
Alibaba A.I. Labs spearheads consumer AI product development at
Alibaba Group. Since the launch of Tmall Genie Auto solution last
April, Alibaba A.I. Labs has also partnered with auto brands
including BMW and Volvo Cars to provide intelligent and connected
mobility experiences for consumers in China.
About Alibaba A.I. Labs
Alibaba A.I. Labs is dedicated to exploring the next-generation
human-and-computer interaction and turning novel user experience
into reality. The in-house R&D department focuses on the
development of innovative AI applications across Alibaba’s commerce
ecosystem and provides AI solutions to Alibaba’s clients and
partners. With a world-class research team, Alibaba A.I. Labs
focuses on both theoretical research and product commercialization
in various areas, including speech recognition, natural language
processing, voice print identification, deep learning, and computer
vision. The Labs also focuses on developing AI products for
consumers, including Tmall Genie, the first voice- controlled smart
home assistant developed by the Labs.
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