This just in: Doug Newcomb of WIRED Autopia (and, of course, of the Doug Newcomb blog) has posted a short video of the new QNX reference vehicle, taken last week at Telematics Detroit.
Highlights include the vehicle's re-skinnable user interface and voice-controlled Facebook integration. Roll the tape...
As indicated in the video, the reference vehicle is based on the QNX CAR application platform. For info on the platform, visit QNX CAR web page.
Showing posts with label Hands-free systems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hands-free systems. Show all posts
6/06/2012
QNX unveils new reference vehicle with Facebook integration and re-skinnable dash
Your ride is about to get personal.
Early this morning, QNX took the wraps off its new reference vehicle, a specially modified Jeep Wrangler — think of it as a software reference design on wheels.
The Jeep offers an example of how developers can use the QNX CAR 2 platform to build digital instrument clusters and infotainment systems, using standard technologies like OpenGL ES and HTML5. In particular, it shows how the platform can help in-car systems become both personalizeable and social-media savvy.
For instance, the Jeep includes:
a re-skinnable digital instrument cluster
a re-skinnable infotainment system
Facebook integration, controlled by voice commands
integration with a variety of popular smartphones
an HTML5 framework
one-touch pairing with Bluetooth smartphones using NFC
high-definition hands-free audio
tablet-based rear-seat entertainment
a virtual mechanic
text-to-speech and natural speech recognition
The list goes on. For a quick pictorial guide to the Jeep, check out my post on the QNX auto blog. And for more details, read the press releases QNX issued this morning on the Jeep's personalization and Facebook features.
Speaking of Facebook, you can find even more photos of the Jeep on the QNX Facebook page, where you can also see status updates posted by the Jeep itself. (BTW, my marketing colleagues tell me to tell you to "like" the page. So be a dear and hit the Like button... pretty please?)
A view of the Jeep's head unit. See more photos on the QNX auto blog.
Early this morning, QNX took the wraps off its new reference vehicle, a specially modified Jeep Wrangler — think of it as a software reference design on wheels. The Jeep offers an example of how developers can use the QNX CAR 2 platform to build digital instrument clusters and infotainment systems, using standard technologies like OpenGL ES and HTML5. In particular, it shows how the platform can help in-car systems become both personalizeable and social-media savvy.
For instance, the Jeep includes:
The list goes on. For a quick pictorial guide to the Jeep, check out my post on the QNX auto blog. And for more details, read the press releases QNX issued this morning on the Jeep's personalization and Facebook features.
Speaking of Facebook, you can find even more photos of the Jeep on the QNX Facebook page, where you can also see status updates posted by the Jeep itself. (BTW, my marketing colleagues tell me to tell you to "like" the page. So be a dear and hit the Like button... pretty please?)
A view of the Jeep's head unit. See more photos on the QNX auto blog.
5/08/2012
QNX and its customers nab finalist spots in 2012 Telematics Update awards
Every year, the world's top automakers and automotive suppliers vie for a chance to win a Telematics Update award. In 2011, for example, Audi, BMW, Hyundai, OnStar, and Toyota took top honors in categories such as best infotainment solution, best safety technology, and best cloud-based application.
The categories were varied, but these winners share one thing in common: they all use the QNX platform.
As with 2011, so for 2012. If you look at this year's shortlist, you'll see that several QNX customers and technology partners are again in the running. The finalists include GM, whose MyLink system is up for best global infotainment solution, and OnStar, whose FMV system is up for best aftermarket solution.
This pattern is nothing new. Back in 2009, for example, more than 50% of the Telematics Update award winners either worked with QNX as a technology partner or used the QNX platform in their in-car systems.
And did I mention? QNX itself is up for a Telematics Update award this year! The QNX CAR 2 application platform, which drove home with a Best of CES Award in January, is a finalist in the industry newcomer category.
It's hard to know what pleases me more: that QNX has been singled out for an award, or that QNX has once again helped its customers make the shortlist. Either way, I'm stoked.
The winners will be unveiled June 5, just prior to the Telematics Detroit show. In the meantime, my congratulations to all the finalists.
This post also appeared on the QNX auto blog.
The categories were varied, but these winners share one thing in common: they all use the QNX platform.
As with 2011, so for 2012. If you look at this year's shortlist, you'll see that several QNX customers and technology partners are again in the running. The finalists include GM, whose MyLink system is up for best global infotainment solution, and OnStar, whose FMV system is up for best aftermarket solution.
This pattern is nothing new. Back in 2009, for example, more than 50% of the Telematics Update award winners either worked with QNX as a technology partner or used the QNX platform in their in-car systems.
And did I mention? QNX itself is up for a Telematics Update award this year! The QNX CAR 2 application platform, which drove home with a Best of CES Award in January, is a finalist in the industry newcomer category.
Two of the QNX-powered systems shortlisted for this year's Telematics Update awards:
GM MyLink and OnStar FMV
It's hard to know what pleases me more: that QNX has been singled out for an award, or that QNX has once again helped its customers make the shortlist. Either way, I'm stoked.
The winners will be unveiled June 5, just prior to the Telematics Detroit show. In the meantime, my congratulations to all the finalists.
This post also appeared on the QNX auto blog.
5/02/2012
Phonedog connects with QNX concept car at BlackBerry World 2012
If you aren't at BlackBerry World this week, you're missing out. For starters, you won't get to see what, in my biased opinion, is the world's coolest car: the QNX-powered and very connected Porsche 911.
But not all is lost. You can still watch this video from Sydney Myers of PhoneDog.com, who caught with up with Mike Shane of QNX for a tour of the car's features — from instant smartphone pairing and off-board navigation to handsfree calling with HD stereo. Check it out:
My favorite part? When the text overlay on the video shouts out "The audio quality was REALLY good." Got that right.
And did I mention? Mike is one of the super-talented people who built the concept car. He's a keeper.
This post also appeared on the QNX auto blog.
But not all is lost. You can still watch this video from Sydney Myers of PhoneDog.com, who caught with up with Mike Shane of QNX for a tour of the car's features — from instant smartphone pairing and off-board navigation to handsfree calling with HD stereo. Check it out:
My favorite part? When the text overlay on the video shouts out "The audio quality was REALLY good." Got that right.
And did I mention? Mike is one of the super-talented people who built the concept car. He's a keeper.
This post also appeared on the QNX auto blog.
4/11/2012
New video: The making of the QNX concept car
You've seen the finished product in all its infotainment glory. Now look at what went into making the concept car that took home a Best of CES award:
And in case you haven't seen the finished product, check out this video from CNET's Antuan Goodwind. It touches on all of the car's salient features, including one-touch smartphone pairing, backseat entertainment, video streaming, rich app support, ultra HD voice technology, and, last but not least, the reconfigurable digital instrument cluster:
And in case you haven't seen the finished product, check out this video from CNET's Antuan Goodwind. It touches on all of the car's salient features, including one-touch smartphone pairing, backseat entertainment, video streaming, rich app support, ultra HD voice technology, and, last but not least, the reconfigurable digital instrument cluster:
1/17/2012
(Yet) another video of the QNX concept car
I've already shared some videos of the new QNX concept car, which made its debut last week at 2012 CES. Here's another video of the car, from the Inside BlackBerry team, that is worth a watch.
Among other things, the video shows how the car can quickly pair with a Bluetooth phone, via NFC. It also shows how the head unit can seamlessly control the backseat tablets. Check it out:
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Among other things, the video shows how the car can quickly pair with a Bluetooth phone, via NFC. It also shows how the head unit can seamlessly control the backseat tablets. Check it out:
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12/06/2011
THE LOUDEST QNX VIDEO EVER!!!
Sorry for shouting, but I wanted you to hear me above the racket. Mind you, if I were using a handsfree system based on QNX's acoustic processing suite, I wouldn't have to shout for you to hear me.
Confused yet? Just check out this video, which pits sonic mayhem against QNX technology, and all will be revealed:
In case you're wondering, the suite doesn't prevent you from hearing sirens and other important sounds. Rather, it helps ensure that the person on the other end of the call hears you clearly, and vice versa. This clarity can help lighten your cognitive load, so, if anything, you are more, not less, aware of what's happening around you. How cool is that?
Confused yet? Just check out this video, which pits sonic mayhem against QNX technology, and all will be revealed:
In case you're wondering, the suite doesn't prevent you from hearing sirens and other important sounds. Rather, it helps ensure that the person on the other end of the call hears you clearly, and vice versa. This clarity can help lighten your cognitive load, so, if anything, you are more, not less, aware of what's happening around you. How cool is that?
11/28/2011
QNX-powered OnStar FMV drives home with CES innovation award
This just in: The OnStar FMV aftermarket mirror, which brings the safety and security features of OnStar to non-GM vehicles, has won a coveted CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award.To clinch this award, a product must impress an independent panel of industrial designers, engineers, and trade journalists. Speaking of impressions, it seems that OnStar FMV also made a hit with the folks at CNET, because they've chosen it as one of their Top Holiday Shopping Picks for 2011.
If you haven't already guessed, OnStar FMV uses QNX Neutrino as its OS platform. It also uses the QNX acoustic processing suite, which filters out noise and echo to make hands-free conversations clear and easy to follow. The suite includes cool features like bandwidth extension, which extends the narrow-band hands-free signal frequency range to deliver speech that is warm and natural, as well as intelligible.
Have time for a video? If so, here's a fun look at FMV's features, including stolen vehicle recovery, automatic crash response, turn-by-turn navigation, hands-free calling, and one-touch emergency calling:
This post originally appeared in the QNX auto blog.
10/18/2011
New software release from QNX means less noise, less tuning for hands-free systems
This just in: QNX has released version 2.0 of its acoustic processing suite, a modular software library designed to maximize the quality and clarity of automotive hands-free systems.
The suite, used by 18 automakers on over 100 vehicle platforms, provides modules for both the receive side and the send side of hands-free calls. The modules include acoustic echo cancellation, noise reduction, wind blocking, dynamic parametric equalization, bandwidth extension, high frequency encoding, and many others. Together, they enable high-quality voice communication, even in a noisy automotive interior.
Highlights of version 2.0 include:
Enhanced noise reduction — Minimizes audio distortions and significantly improves call clarity. Can also reconstruct speech masked by low-frequency road and engine noise.
Automatic delay calculation and compensation — Eliminates almost all product tuning, enabling automakers to save significant deployment time and expense.
Off-Axis noise rejection — Rejects sound not directly in front of a microphone or speaker, allowing dual-microphone solutions to hone in on the person speaking for greater intelligibility.
To read the press release, click here. To learn more about the acoustic processing suite, visit the QNX website.
The QNX Aviage Acoustic Processing Suite can run on the general purpose processor, saving the cost of a DSP.
The suite, used by 18 automakers on over 100 vehicle platforms, provides modules for both the receive side and the send side of hands-free calls. The modules include acoustic echo cancellation, noise reduction, wind blocking, dynamic parametric equalization, bandwidth extension, high frequency encoding, and many others. Together, they enable high-quality voice communication, even in a noisy automotive interior.
Highlights of version 2.0 include:
Enhanced noise reduction — Minimizes audio distortions and significantly improves call clarity. Can also reconstruct speech masked by low-frequency road and engine noise.
Automatic delay calculation and compensation — Eliminates almost all product tuning, enabling automakers to save significant deployment time and expense.
Off-Axis noise rejection — Rejects sound not directly in front of a microphone or speaker, allowing dual-microphone solutions to hone in on the person speaking for greater intelligibility.
To read the press release, click here. To learn more about the acoustic processing suite, visit the QNX website.
The QNX Aviage Acoustic Processing Suite can run on the general purpose processor, saving the cost of a DSP.
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