By james art Reno made its debut in the Renault 5 E-Tech electric in September 2024
Cerence Inc, AI for a world in motion, today announced its expanded partnership with Renault to bring generative, AI-powered capabilities and human-like interaction to the automaker’s next-generation, multimodal companion, Reno.
Reno, the official avatar of Renault, is an intelligent, useful and lovable in-car companion that provides customers with a more intuitive and fun driving experience. Extending the multi-year partnership between Renault and Cerence to bring Reno to life with humanized, voice-based interaction, Renault will now use the generative AI-powered Cerence Chat Pro to enhance Reno’s capabilities and take Reno’s intelligence to a whole new level. Cerence Chat Pro, a uniquely intelligent integration of a large automotive-grade language model, will allow Renault customers to engage Reno in a fun and conversational chat using multiple sources, including ChatGPT, to provide accurate and relevant responses to almost any query imaginary. Interaction with Reno will be further enhanced by Cerence’s neural text-to-speech, which allows Reno to convey different emotions in its responses to drivers, including fear, joy, sympathy, sad and serious.
Also Read: AiThority Interview with Eli Ben-Joseph, CEO of Regard
“Reno marks the next generation of the Renault automotive experience, offering an intuitive and natural interaction that brings added value and pleasure to our customers,” said Luc Julia, Chief Scientific Officer, Renault Group. “With Cerence Chat Pro, we’re taking the latest in generative AI but making it applicable to the driving experience, bringing a new level of intelligence and capability to Reno that will improve electric vehicle learning, as well as safety and comfort for drivers and passengers.”
At the heart of Reno’s new, generative, AI-powered capabilities is a deeply integrated, voice-activated experience based on Cerence Assistant. In addition to voice control of the car’s key features and functions, Reno uses the car’s data and sensors to proactively suggest ways to improve driving efficiency, such as changing the driving mode to maximize range or turning on the defroster on the windshield at a certain time. Reno can also answer the most frequently asked car questions, providing reliable and accurate information directly from Renault sources powered by Cerence Car Knowledge.
Also Read: How Collaborative Data Ecosystems Drive AI Adoption in Regulated Industries?
“We are proud to continue our long-term partnership with Renault to deliver advanced capabilities to Reno as it transforms the in-car interaction experience for Renault customers,” said Christian Menz, Chief Revenue Officer, Cerence. “As we look to the future of the in-car experience, Reno marks an important milestone in bringing more human interaction to the car – a fun, informed companion that provides a host of advanced capabilities to support every driver’s need.”
The Reno made its debut in the Renault 5 E-Tech electric in September 2024 and will also be available in the Renault 4 E-Tech electric in 2025.
[To share your insights with us as part of editorial or sponsored content, please write to [email protected]]