Toyota and Microsoft are no strangers to each other. This past year, they started collaborating on Toyota’s data science center, called Toyota Connected, in order to create individual customer experiences. Now, the pair is coming together again and Microsoft is licensing a large number of its connected car patents to the car company.
These intellectual properties include voice recognition, artificial intelligence and gesture control. Microsoft has previously reached licensing agreements with other automobile manufacturers. For example, they teamed up with Volvo in order to create digital car designs.
Although Toyota has not announced how they will incorporate these new technologies, it’s hard not to speculate. The voice recognition could allow drivers to unlock their car or change the radio station just by speaking. The artificial intelligence could play a part in self-driving vehicles, or perhaps a “Siri” like companion who manages Toyota cars’ entertainment center. And who knows what role gesture recognition will play in future cars. Tokuhisa Nomura, Executive General Manager at Toyota’s R&D section, was quoted at autonews.com as saying, “Through this patent partnership between Toyota and Microsoft, we will be able to innovate faster to deliver new, contextual and immersive experiences to our customers.”
The current partnership between Toyota and Microsoft is not exclusive, however, meaning that you may soon see cars from other brands with these features. This simply means many cars in the future will have voice recognition.
This is mostly long-term, however. In the meantime, if you’re in the market for a Toyota vehicle, look no further than Peruzzi Toyota. With over 200 new and 400 pre-owned vehicles, contact us today and find the vehicle of your dreams.
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