MORE than 33 years after the popular American TV show Knight Rider showed David ‘The Hoff’ Hasselhoff talking to his car, KITT, Volvo and Microsoft are launching a wearable-enabled voice-control system.
Volvo owners will be able to talk to their carvia their Microsoft Band 2, allowing them to instruct their vehicle to perform tasks including setting the navigation, starting the heater, locking the doors or flashing the lights or sounding the horn via Volvo’s mobile app, Volvo on Call, and the connected wearable device.
In November 2015, Volvo and Microsoft announced their high-profile collaboration with the first automotive application of HoloLens technology.
Now the two companies are delivering remote voice control for Volvo cars via the Microsoft Band 2 as another proof-point in their ambition to jointly develop next-generation automotive technologies.
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