Developers working with AI now have more to look forward to – through our partnership with SoundHound Inc.®, the leading innovator in voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies we will enable developers to apply real-world location data from HERE Technologies to their applications. The aim is clear: to improve the driver experience and enhance safety. Drivers will be able to activate navigation by simply speaking, as opposed to keying in the information or logging on to a secondary mobile app. 

Developers will be able to fast-track the development of location-centric applications by leveraging the global map data and curated location content in combination with readily available location services, including rendering, search, routing, transit, and positioning. The integration will provide precise, end-to-end tracking and accurate, real-time and historical locations. This is especially useful in cars, where a vehicle’s ability to understand its precise positioning, retain contextual awareness of the environment, and store local knowledge of road rules is crucial. HERE provides mapping data on more than 200 countries for the newest Houndify domain.

Houndify is the independent AI platform that enables developers and business owners to deploy a custom voice assistant anywhere and retain control of their brands and users. It provides all the ingredients necessary for voice and AI integration:  fast speech recognition, sophisticated natural language understanding, custom wake words, easy to use developer tools, knowledge graphs, and a large and rapidly growing number of domains.

We’re thrilled to partner with SoundHound Inc. to provide a safer, natural way for end-users to engage with mobile navigation applications.

Those of you interested in exploring this new voice activation on the Houndify platform can visit Houndify.com to learn more and register. I'm looking forward to what exciting services you build with both platforms!