Cerence
Assistant
Revolutionize the in-car experience with the ultimate AI companion – a turnkey assistant built for every journey.
Cerence Assistant is our ready-to-deploy, next-gen voice assistant designed for automotive customers who want a full, industry-specific solution. Leveraging cutting-edge generative AI it enables natural, conversational interactions that feel intuitive and human-like, enhancing comfort, safety and personalization on the road.
Built from the ground for in-vehicle environments, Cerence Assistant is a turnkey solution that can be customized to an OEM or Tier 1’s unique needs without requiring any DIY projects. It delivers secure, cost-effective, and fully brand-controlled experiences – whether embedded or connected to our next generation xUI™ cloud, powered by CaLLM™.
With Cerence Assistant, automakers can maintain full ownership of the user experience while meeting growing consumer expectations for intelligent, responsive and context-aware in-car technology.
How You Experience It
Flexible, Intuitive Conversations
Natural, effortless interactions that turn the in-car voice assistant into the most productive virtual friend
Up-to-date Application Access
Easy connection to enriched search results, real-time information and LLM access, staying fresh and relevant over time with smartphone-like updates
Improved Data Privacy
Full control and transparency over data, keeping personal information within the OEM ecosystem for protected, enhanced personalization
Deployment Flexibility
Platform-agnostic design enables seamless integration with any infotainment system and quick, cost-effective deployment
Outstanding Performance and In-car UX
Industry-leading hybrid platform is refined by insights from premier automotive programs and continuously improves through GenAI extensions like Chat Pro
Brand Alignment
Fully adaptable to express a unique brand identity with tailored customization powered by end-to-end support from our Professional Services
Cerence Assistant in Action
Parallel Conversations
Cerence Assistant enables seamless multi-participant conversations across vehicle zones. Using Speech Signal Enhancement (SSE), it pinpoints the speaker’s seat, allowing passengers to effortlessly continue tasks initiated by the driver.
- User 1: Increase my temperature by 2 degrees.
- User 2 (simultaneously): Turn on my seat heating.
- Alright, the temperature is going up by 2 degrees for the front left seat. (System automatically turns on seat heating for the front right seat)
Collaborative Conversations
Cerence Assistant supports dynamic interactions between multiple users within the vehicle, enabling users to build on each other’s requests in real time without needing to repeat context.
- User 1: Can you find me the best Italian restaurant nearby.
- Best Italian restaurant nearby. There are several great options to consider. One highly rated choice is Pazzia Ristorante Italiano [...]. (System shows a list of nearby restaurants)
- User 2: Can you take me to the second one?
- Alright, the Italian Homemade Company in Union Street. Starting navigation.
Full Duplex Conversations
Full duplex functionality enables the voice assistant to listen and speak at the same time, allowing for natural, interruption-friendly conversations. The assistant can now queue user requests, even when the user interrupts mid-response (barge-in) or interacts during idle processing time, ensuring a seamless and responsive dialogue flow.
- What are the latest results of Roland Garros?
- (System still processing first utterance) Open the window.
- (Opens the window) The latest from Roland Garros is that Carlos Alcaraz won a thrilling final against Jannik Sinner.
Intelligent Hesitation Detection
Intelligent Hesitation Detection enables the voice assistant to robustly handle slow, stuttered or self-corrected speech by recognizing and adapting to natural pauses, filler words and mid-utterance changes.
- Drive to ... ... Rome.
- How’s the weather in Berlin? Oh no, I meant Munich.