AI-powered SoundHound set to facilitate in-car conversation during NIVIDIA's GPU GTC event
At the recent NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2025 in San Jose, California, SoundHound AI unveiled significant advancements in voice AI technology, specifically tailored to enhance the in-car experience. The company's latest innovations, the Polaris foundation model and Amelia 7.0 Agentic AI platform, are designed to deliver real-time, low-latency voice interactions critical for automotive applications.
SoundHound's voice AI technology incorporates multilingual and multimodal capabilities, aiming to facilitate seamless, natural conversations within car cockpits. This is evident in partnerships with automotive leaders such as Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, and Tencent Intelligent Mobility. At the conference, SoundHound demonstrated how its voice AI solution handles diverse in-car tasks autonomously, from driver assistance commands to natural language understanding, with high responsiveness enabled by NVIDIA’s GPU acceleration.
The company's strategic focus is on embedding advanced voice AI in the automotive sector to deliver enhanced hands-free control and safety, as well as a more intuitive in-car digital experience. This is achieved through the autonomy of the Amelia 7.0 Agentic AI platform and the powerful GPU infrastructure provided by NVIDIA.
One of the key highlights of SoundHound's demonstration was the Polaris model's ability to process billions of voice queries monthly with very low latency, which is crucial for real-time in-car applications where responsiveness and accuracy are essential.
In addition to these advancements, SoundHound also showcased its next-generation in-vehicle voice assistant, which integrates generative AI with NVIDIA's DRIVE AGX platform. The company also announced the debut of an in-car voice commerce ecosystem, representing new revenue opportunities for automakers and retailers.
SoundHound's AI booth can be found at #1842 at the conference, and the company will also be featured in Oracle's exhibition space. The company's presence at GTC 2025 underscores its commitment to reshaping the in-car experience through voice technology.
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The voice AI technology developed by SoundHound AI, showcased at GTC 2025, is not limited to automotive applications; it also extends to diverse sectors such as finance and transportation, aiming to revolutionize industry-specific voice interactions.
SoundHound AI's strategic partnerships with tech giants like NVIDIA in the automotive, finance, and transportation industries further demonstrate its commitment to integrating AI advancements across multiple industries.
