Nuance and AutoNavi Announce Collaboration to Lead New Era of Voice-Enabled Navigation Services in China
17 4월 2013 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) announced its
strategic collaboration with AutoNavi (NASDAQ: AMAP), a leading
provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based
solutions in China, to bring more intuitive voice-enabled
navigation capabilities to the Chinese market. Specifically, the
two companies will collaborate on the voice-enabled navigation
product AutoNavi Map that will be made available in the second
quarter of 2013 to the world’s automotive and navigation device
manufacturers developing navigation offerings supporting Chinese
languages.
As a result of its collaboration with Nuance, AutoNavi will be
able to deeply integrate voice data to their core navigation data
and further optimize the user experience for its map navigation
products shipping in China, as well as meet the localization
demands of global automotive manufacturers in the China market.
AutoNavi will rely on Nuance’s voice technologies to provide more
accurate voice recognition and text-to-speech.
As China’s leading digital map data provider for in-car
navigation, AutoNavi has developed a comprehensive nationwide,
high quality and dynamic digital map database. Currently, AutoNavi
is providing navigation data products and services to more than 100
models of domestic and foreign auto brands and navigation
application software to mainstream automotive manufacturers. Along
with the scalability of its digital map data and location-based
service, AutoNavi has also developed two core mobile map apps, Amap
and aNav, which have both maintained a number-one market position
in China Mobile map and navigation market. At the beginning of
2013, AutoNavi announced that its free mobile map application—Amap
has surpassed 100 million users, further demonstrating its distinct
advantage and leadership position.
“With the rapidly expanding automotive market in China,
navigation innovation is incredibly important – it must be up to
date and accurate, as well as intuitive to use behind the wheel,”
said Yongqi Yang, AutoNavi Executive Vice President of Automotive
Business. “Nuance’s automotive voice expertise and technologies
deeply integrated as part of our core navigation and map data will
enable us to quickly innovate voice-enabled navigation services
that automotive manufacturers and navigation device providers can
then bring to market as part of a safer, smarter in-car experience
in China.”
“The world’s automotive and navigation device manufacturers need
access to dynamic map data – particularly in countries such as
China where infrastructure and the number of cars on the road
continues to expand,” said Daniel Cheng, General Manager of Greater
China Region, Nuance Communications. “Through our collaboration
with AutoNavi, manufacturers will be able to offer an incredibly
intuitive voice-enabled navigation experience that keeps Chinese
drivers’ eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.”
About AutoNavi
AutoNavi Holdings Limited is a leading provider of digital map
content and navigation and location-based solutions in China. At
the core of its business is a comprehensive nationwide digital map
database that covers approximately 3.6 million kilometers of
roadway and over 20 million points of interest across China.
Through its digital map database and proprietary technology
platform, AutoNavi provides comprehensive, integrated navigation
and location-based solutions optimized for the Chinese market and
users, including automotive navigation solutions, mobile
location-based solutions and Internet location-based solutions, and
public sector and enterprise applications. For more information on
AutoNavi, please visit http://www.autonavi.com.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of voice and
language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world.
Its technologies, applications and services make the user
experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact
with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and
thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications.
For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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