Cerence says Ford has selected the company’s Drive products to bring advanced, conversational AI and voice recognition to the automaker’s Sync 4 communications and entertainment system.

Leveraging Cerence Drive products, Ford Sync 4 delivers AI-powered technologies and embedded and connected services. Sync 4 has the ability to understand requests spoken in natural language, such as: “Find me the best Thai restaurant.” The system can also learn driver preferences in time to deliver the most relevant information.

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Cerence started working with Ford in 2005 in the early days of voice-enabled phone dialling, later evolving to the development of the Ford Sync platform.

Ford Sync 4 operates in English, French , Spanish, Portugeuse and 21 other languages, depending on region, leveraging Cerence’s AI-powered voice recognition to enable access to a variety of in-vehicle functions and the connected apps, content and services. 

Ford Sync 4 will be available in select Ford vehicles beginning this year.

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