Siri To Power Mercedes-Benz Car Systems 193
redletterdave writes "Mercedes-Benz unveiled plans on Monday to use Siri, Apple's AI personal assistant exclusive to the iPhone 4S, to power its electronics system called 'Drive Kit Plus,' which will essentially let drivers access their iPhone apps while driving using voice commands. With Siri, Mercedes drivers will have a hands-free solution to listen to music, change channels on the radio, send texts, or make calls. 'Drive Kit Plus' will also come pre-installed with a number of social networks, so drivers will even be able to update their Twitter accounts and post messages to Facebook. Siri will also be integrated with Garmin's GPS system, so drivers can navigate and get directions with simple voice commands. With this move, Mercedes-Benz earns the distinction of being the first carmaker to integrate Apple technology into its vehicles' in-car systems."
In Scotland too? (Score:2)
Spock: "Fascinating" [ismashphone.com]
How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus (Score:3, Funny)
The world does not need more self-absorbed iPhone users talking to the wannabe AI in their phone.
Re:How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus (Score:5, Interesting)
The most interesting thing in this article for me is lifespan. If I buy a phone with a funky feature I expect that feature to be active for the life of the phone - two to five years. However, if I buy a car, I would expect that all the features keep working for the life of the car - which is a lot longer. What is going to happen if in five or ten years time, Apple decides that Siri wasn't the right direction and makes something else? It comes back to the old DRM needing to be supported for the life of the product. What would happen to all the cars with this embedded if the servers were turned off?
Having said all that, something like Siri is probably the last thing I would want in a car, I am even discouraged by car commercials that offer "Built-in iPod docks" and the like. Too much lock-in for a specific product and brand.
Re:How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus (Score:5, Insightful)
This is why the car should support *integration* with phones and not *duplicate* phones functionality. Connectivity should be in the most future-proof possible way. This could be mic and headphone jack, USB (for charging), & Bluetooth.
Let the phone do the hard work and provide a means of integrating the phone.
You might need to modularise the interface so it can be swapped out every few years as the 'standard' phone interfaces change.
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People can do that now with existing cars. A single dock removes three cords and Bluetooth. I know that for you or others that's no big deal, but for many others a single dock is preferable.
Re:How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus (Score:4, Insightful)
But the single dock only applies to Apple. Nobody else uses it.
With Android now some 47% of the market [comscore.com] its time to start using a more standardized approach to this than relying on a single proprietary dock.
It might be HDMI, or Bluetooth, USB, or something else. But it should be an industry standard.
Ideally, I shouldn't have to take my phone out of my pocket when I get in the car, I should have phone, maps, and music all linked to the car automatically via something like Bluetooth 3.0 or something.
Cars aren't the only thing that people will want to link to their phones. Houses and offices could use such an interface. Cables and docking are so yesterday.
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Ideally, I shouldn't have to take my phone out of my pocket when I get in the car, I should have phone, maps, and music all linked to the car automatically via something like Bluetooth 3.0 or something.
You've pretty much described Ford's Sync, although since it's older tech it doesn't quite have everything.
My phone stays in its holster and connects to the car via Bluetooth. This gives you full access to the phone (including contacts) via hands-free, and you can play any audio from the phone (music, etc.) over the vehicle sound system. There's also integration on many web sites (like Google maps) that allows you to send info to the car (like destinations for the navigation system) via your phone. Sync w
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Rumor has it that the iphone 5 has a different dock connector......
My previous post suggests a 'modularised' interface into the car. Think of a card that slides into the car that has the Cars interface on one side, and the phone interface on the other. - these can be changed / upgrade to support technologies as they evolve.
The phone interface could be ANY of the following: iphone jack, andriod jack, windows phone jack, HDMI, Bluetooth X, Audio Jack, USB X, whatever - you chose when you buy the car and can p
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I seriously doubt they'll change the dock connector. Almost all iDevice accessories for damn near 9 years still work with the newest. Everybody with one of those stereos or cars or whatevers would be out of luck - and after 10 years, that's a lot of devices. I question the wisdom of buying a device tied to a particular interface, but Apple's been incredibly successful at keeping it all going. They'd be nuts to throw that away.
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This is why the car should support *integration* with phones and not *duplicate* phones functionality. Connectivity should be in the most future-proof possible way. This could be mic and headphone jack, USB (for charging), & Bluetooth.
Let the phone do the hard work and provide a means of integrating the phone.
You might need to modularise the interface so it can be swapped out every few years as the 'standard' phone interfaces change.
Excellent advice.
And the same for Navigation systems. Factory Nav is always way over priced, hard to update, and obsolete by the time it rolls out the factory door.
There needs to be (probably already is) an interface design spec where you simply plug in the device you want from Tom Tom, Garmin, or Magellan and it puts the devices display on the car's touch screen.
But why would the auto makers do this when they can continue to charge you 2000 dollars for a nav system that cost them $150?
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But why would the auto makers do this when they can continue to charge you 2000 dollars for a nav system that cost them $150?
Although the prices can be outrageous, there is a lot more physical cost than you imagine. A 9" touchscreen that has been somewhat ruggedized will probably cost more than $150.
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The funny part is:
Mercedes are planning to ditch their own efforts on voice control - a research that has been
ongoing since the late 90s and has cost them untold billions - in order to replace it with a
system that has less localization and (and this is the killer really) that needs to be on-line in
order to actually process speech.
I really do tend to like the Germans but they sure messed up on this one.
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I'd quite like tighter integration between my smartphone and car stereo for playing music, voice calls, satnav directions, etc, through the car speakers, but if I can actually be bothered to arrange that, I imagine it will be via Bluetooth. It's pretty well supported now on Android (presumably iOS too?) and
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This isn't much different than every BMW and Mercedes made in the last 20 years with some kind of cell phone attachment. None of them will last forever, just long enough for the original owner to enjoy.
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I don't follow car advertising or reviews too much, so this is mostly based upon the CNET car review video podcasts I see, and MAYBE a bit on Motorweek (I FF through most of that show though)..
Anyway, from what I've seen, even if that dock is advertised, they seem to always have an AUX in, as well.
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AUX in means you're using the phone's DAC, which is often shittier than the one in the car radio, due to size and power constraints.
It'd much better if they implemented an USB sound card interface. It's standartized by the USB spec - which means a generic driver would work for any device - and it'd transmit the sound as a digital signal to the radio.
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AUX in means you're using the phone's DAC, which is often shittier than the one in the car radio, due to size and power constraints.
And while the engine is running and there's all that road noise you can't tell the difference anyway.
and further to your point.. (Score:3)
Mercedes sometimes stay in use for much longer than 10 yrs. I routinely see Mercedes on the road that are 20+ yrs old. What happens then?
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People that buy new luxury cars also tend turn them over ~3 years or so.
Re:How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus (Score:5, Funny)
Also what's the advantage of this over getting an iPhone 4S and sticking it on the dash?
More room for the bobble head Jesus.
USA! USA! USA!
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How would that work for controlling the car radio?
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Don't most Android phones use USB connections while Apple uses a proprietary one?
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Don't most Android phones use USB connections while Apple uses a proprietary one?
Yes, but pointing that out will just make the Apple fans and Google bashers cranky. I recently bought a new phone (ended up with Samsung Galaxy SII) and all the phones (granted, there weren't THAT many) that I was looking at had a Micro USB as the interface.
On that note, I find it amazing how many gadgets these days (clock radios, steros etc) all have iPod docks on them, but finding something like that with a Micro USB is damn near impossible. I used to have an iPhone and charging it by clicking it into my
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Yes they do, becuase it's an internationally recognised standard and has been for over a year.
Surprisingly Apple apparently signed the memorandum of understanding in regards to the standard regarding the standard back in Jan 2011.
According to this article [channelnews.com.au] Apple is looking to change to the standard.
the article doesnt really cite any source or put much reasoning into why they think apple will change though so i doubt it.
they have been selling Micro-USB -> 'Apple' adaptors for a few months at leas which i w
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The world does not need more self-absorbed iPhone users talking to the wannabe AI in their phone.
You say that now, but when they have flying cars, I'm certain you'll be all over that like 681 Chinese on an iPhone gas stove.
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I don't get this.
Siri and the apps are running on the phone. The phone is in the car, most likely on the dashboard.
So what keeps the user from talking directly to the phone?
Re:How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus (Score:4, Insightful)
The world does not need more self-absorbed iPhone users talking to the wannabe AI in their phone.
Haterade Addicts think about the iPhone more than Apple fanboys do.
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mod parent up!!! This is so true.
Oh No (Score:5, Informative)
For me, Siri is unusable. I don't know if it's my voice or accent, but it rarely understands me, that is when the service is even up. A lot of the time, Siri is 'unavailable' presumably because Apple's servers are getting hammered by requests. I found the google voice recognition stuff to work a lot better. The only thing Siri has going for it is a rich set of commands.
Re:Oh No (Score:5, Funny)
Help I'm a rock.
I have discovered the root of your issue. Have you tried not being a rock?
Re:Oh No (Score:5, Funny)
Don't paper over the issue.
Re:obfz (Score:2)
I wish I was anything but a rock. Heck, I'd even like to be a policeman.
Re:Oh No (Score:5, Informative)
Your experience is completely opposite to mine. I'm Portuguese, meaning not even a native English speaker, and Siri understands me perfectly. Furthermore, I seldom experience service downtime, so I would attribute that to your carrier.
Also, how the hell is this insightful?
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Also, how the hell is this insightful?
It means we should all move to Portugal (or at least get rid of AT&T).
Re:Oh No (Score:4, Funny)
"Set me a wake-up alarm at 9am". And Siri dutifully sets "me a wake up" alarm at 9am.
Siri could be smarter. Siri could also understand me with accuracy that doesn't force me to hover my finger over the edit query button.
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wake me up tomorrow at 8am (Score:3)
When I ask Siri to wake me up tomorrow at 8am....and it's 12:10am or something like that...I don't get an 8am alarm for the morning...but for two days out! It takes tomorrow very literally.
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I don't know if it's my voice or accent, but it rarely understands me
Sounds like you and Barry have the same problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3bdXctq7DM [youtube.com]
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As far as the Siri's implementation is concerned, everything else stops when Siri is expecting input. If they are integrating / implementing it in a car, I would expect the rest of the car's equipment to follow the same rule.
Re:Oh No (Score:4, Informative)
Sadly, the word you're looking for is "enunciating."
Saying it "like it's spelled" is what got us into the issue in the first place!
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Where exactly do I send the invoice for a new Apple keyboard? My one, as a result of the cherry cola I've just had to wipe from it, no longer appears to recognise the letter that comes after y in the alphabet.
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Indeed.
Siri: Thanks Archangel, but I already have all I need in the iCloud.
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Do you mumble and slur like most geek? Try annunciating.
He's probably on AT&T and it's poorly serviced. I have a similar problem, but it's localized. I often tell Siri something as I'm leaving my house. Somehow I manage to always time it so that it's right at that threshold where the phone thinks it's connected to WIFI but I have just gotten out of range. So it sits there and looks dumb until I make the request again, only this time the phone sees that the WIFI is out of range and the cellular signal has taken over.
I f'n hate that Siri is that dependent
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If Linux is any indication, it takes about four years for OSS to come up with a usable carbon copy.
Great... (Score:3)
Experience (Score:5, Insightful)
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Except that another passenger in the car can also look out for dangers on the road and warn you.
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Re:Experience (Score:5, Interesting)
1) You don't feel the subconcious pressure to keep talking when someone's in the car with you. It's not considered "awkward" to shut up for 3-10 seconds in the middle of a conversation when you're driving. It feels awkward to do this on the phone.
2) It's far easier to understand someone in the car than someone over a cell network. Phones demand more brainpower.
3) You have a second set of eyes in the vehicle with you. Well, not so much in your example.
My guess is the the first reason I outlined is the biggest issue. Often when I'm driving with passengers I'll pause mid-sentence for some time while doing something that requires my full attention and nobody says anything or thinks twice about it. When on the phone, pausing that long prompts "Hello? Are you there? Did I lose you?" from the person I'm talking to.
I think if you did a test comparing people holding a cell-phone shaped device up to their ear while talking to a passenger to people actually talking on a cell phone, the former group would score higher. But the performance degradation of talking on a phone, in my opinion, is too great to be explained by having one hand occupied.
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My guess is the the first reason I outlined is the biggest issue. Often when I'm driving with passengers I'll pause mid-sentence for some time while doing something that requires my full attention and nobody says anything or thinks twice about it. When on the phone, pausing that long prompts "Hello? Are you there? Did I lose you?" from the person I'm talking to.
This is when a person with common sense says "Hold on a second." I do it all the time when I'm on the phone in my car. I have integrated Bluetooth in my car, and I absolutely love it. I use it maybe once every month or two (I hate the phone), but its great. You can just as easily pause a phone conversation as you can an in-person conversation.
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Granted... the number of times I've driven somebody who was legally blind anyplace I can count on my fingers. I don't know how many times I use a cell phone while driving.
But I only ever use voice-activated bluetooth while driving. If something I heard on the phone even started to divert my attention from driving, I would be rapidly finding a place to pull over.... telling the person on the other end I would call them back, if necessary.
Mod parent up (Score:2)
I was going to say exactly the same thing.
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That is not what people choose on the day of their accident.
Its about convenience Vs risk otherwise
Re:Experience (Score:4)
There is also a difference between hands-free and having a passenger in the car (even a blind passenger). At any point in a conversation with a passenger, you can tell them to shut the fuck up and let you drive, at which point the passenger can take care of themselves until further notice. They also have some form of sensory input that allows them to interpret the situation at hand and assist you in either shutting up or providing relevant information to the crisis at hand. A hand-free device, Siri powered or otherwise, cannot interpret your current situation. If your trying to navigate through congested traffic and need to concentrate, Siri might still be reading you the list of texts you asked for, not realizing it was 20 texts long. Siri might not understand you when you ask it to stop, and it has no sensory information that it can accurately and efficiently relay to you.
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I'm sick and tired of seeing self-righteous, inconsiderate pricks with their head in their phone doing 75 down the highway.
Try driving a Volvo. The steel panels are thicker, the body and passenger compartment are reinforced and the doors all seem to be about 7 inches thick. In a Volvo you outweigh all similar vehicles in your class by a hefty margin. The gas mileage is somewhat lessened as a result, but compared to those tin-can Toyotas I see crushed like accordions on the sides of the road that doesn't seem like such a bad tradeoff. The Volvo has a long running and well deserved reputation for being a "tank" when it comes to s
Just what I would want.... not (Score:5, Insightful)
Great- just what I would want in my next car, a non-changeable link to a totally proprietary technology that also will not work unless in a cell/data carrier area.
I was already pissed that my existing car had an ipod-only connection, and like most vehicles, the software is never updated. And of course, it only works with CERTAIN models of the iPod and nothing newer or older.
I have enough lock-in in my life already!
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Apparently, however, it did not piss you off enough to not actually buy the car in the first place. This is like being pissed off that the Hummer you bought won't fit into the motorcycle parking spots that you used to use.
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While that is a good point, there were many factors to consider and it was not enough to prevent the sale. It was a serious negative, however.
No car had everything I wanted, I had to settle for the best available choice. Thankfully, I could find a used ipod that worked, but years from now, if it fails, I might not be so lucky.
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if you're choosing your car on the basis of ipod connectivity alone, i shudder at the thought of sharing a road with you.
i'd rather sing to myself for the lifetime of the car than plug an ipod into it.
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Exactly - another product I can cross off the list of possible future purchases due to a decision to lock buyers in to an association with Apple in order to get full use out of the product.
I'll put it on the list with every clock/radio alarm clock in existence and various other cars.
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I can see the Apple fans are already modding the post down.
I propose this as a *far* more interesting possibility:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/realvnc-teams-up-with-sony-to-bring-android-apps-to-the-dashboar/ [engadget.com]
And one that could work with not only Android, but ANY phone. THAT is the power of non-proprietary. *THIS* should have been the interesting Slashdot story. :)
"Siri, what was that noise . . . ?" (Score:3, Insightful)
"Sir, while you were using your 'solution to listen to music, change channels on the radio, send texts, or make calls,' you crashed your car, Sir. You have now transformed a 200,000€ automobile into scrap, Sir."
"Shall I call an ambulance, Sir?"
Really /.? (Score:5, Informative)
Siri to power...
Siri is an interface, she doesn't power jack shit. That's like saying the steering wheel and accelerator power the car, or KDE powers the computer.
Wait. (Score:3)
A car has a lifetime of up to 20 years (mercedes are known to have a long life). A car has enough power to power on-board computer which can do voice recognition. A car often travels far, sometime trough mountains without reception, maybe to foreign countries with different data service provider, who may, or may not have the right roaming agreement.
And still they are putting something in which is based on a could service , which may vanish at any time when it does not pay off any more?
Well done.
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It's a usability aid. Doesn't hinder you in any way if it's not there, but can help you a lot when it is.
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On the other hand, the folks buying new Mercedes probably aren't looking at long term investment... we're talking 0.01% for the most part here.
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A car has a lifetime of up to 20 years (mercedes are known to have a long life).
My first car was 30 years old when I started driving it. I had to work on it quite a bit, but it was still in pretty decent mechanical shape. Any worthwhile car should last a lot longer than 20 years, if properly maintained. This depends on how you use the car, and how many miles you put on it, of course.
# I'm driving ... (Score:4, Insightful)
... so drivers will even be able to update their Twitter accounts and post messages to Facebook.
No good can come of this.
Bandwidth (Score:5, Insightful)
What I want to know is who foots the bandwidth bill.
Siri works by sending each and every command to the cloud and getting replies back, right?
The cell companies keep yapping about how limited the mobile network's bandwidth is, which is why mobile data plans are so costly.
So who will be paying for this, and what happens when Car-Siri (Carrie? Now THERE is a scary thought!) exceeds its monthly allowance and dips into costly overtime?
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Bandwidth usage is much lower than during a typical phone call, because a voice command only lasts a few seconds and Siri uses exactly the same audio compression algorithms. Once it's on the Internet it is no longer a cell network issue and there's plenty of bandwidth there.
Apple's way behind here... (Score:4, Informative)
Apples a bit late to the automobile integration game.
It's no secret that RIMs QNX car application platform *actually* powers over 20 million vehicles on the road. They've already taken integration to a whole new level:
QNX lets BlackBerry PlayBook become in-car controller [intomobile.com]
The QNX car app platform can power your vehicle’s in-car monitors, including the speedometer and the entertainment unit. [...] you can easily bring things like Pandora or even YouTube to you in-car entertainment unit as well as have realistic maps or song album covers overlaid next to your speedometer.
[...] The BlackBerry PlayBook can then be used to control the climate in the car and you can also get the media from the device over to your car’s entertainment unit with just a few clicks.
QNX also showed off how BlackBerry Traffic can be integrated into the in-car unit via Bluetooth and this provides live, turn-by-turn navigation with an emphasis on how long it will actually take you to get there
RIM's strong relationship with Porche is no secret either (see the Porche designed BlackBery 9981) Concept Porsche Shows Off RIM QNX [informationweek.com]
QNX shows off its versatility, powers OnStar accessories [engadget.com]
Police are also starting to use RIM's in-vehicle technologies: Cop Conference Features BlackBerry PlayBook As Law Enforcement Tool [technobuffalo.com] Some details: Serving and Protectingwith a BlackBerry PlayBook [blackberry.com]
It keeps getting better New QNX Platform to Transform the Automotive Experience [marketwatch.com]
You could say that less than impressed with Siri in the Mercedes after seeing what RIM is doing in the same arena with their technology.
Re:Apple's way behind here... (Score:5, Insightful)
Apple may be late, but the way some people listen, they'll believe Apple invented it.
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More accurately, you'll believe that people exist that will actually say that.
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Apple was late to the cell phone and music player markets too...
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It's no secret that RIMs QNX car application platform *actually* powers over 20 million vehicles on the road.
Wow, I didn't know RIM owned QNX until you pointed it out. It's too bad RIM just squats on it like a dog in a manger. QNX really needs to get free. If QNX got free under a copyleft license there would be gazillions of Linux devs in there working on it instantly. Just speaking for myself of course, but ask around if you doubt.
Can't top Raj's idea.... (Score:2)
Can we get .... (Score:2)
I can immagine two conversations (Score:2)
The first a very frustrated one between Siri and the driver. Or rather, between the driver and nothing.
The second between the driver and ATT, wherein ATT informs the drive that his bandwidth has been throttled, and thus, Siri isn't going to be responding.
Excellent. (Score:2)
Excellent, this reinforces my decision to go with BMW.
we don't need Benz drivers to be any worse... (Score:2)
i can only say this is a bad idea.
it might be an exclusively Melbourne thing, but if there's a mercedes on the road, they're pretty much guaranteed to be doing something wrong.
one woman i saw in one of those sporty SLK things - cuts in front in the fast lane, sits at 20k/h, wobbles around and i nearly hit her. after honking quite spiritedly, she gestures to a sheaf of paper, as if the fact she was reading her printed-out email while driving was an excuse to be driving 20k in the fast lane.
i suppose it's th
Not safe (Score:2)
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Then it won't matter much if you are able to operate your phone or not.
It sounds like they're using Siri for voice activation of radio controls, but it doesn't sound like they're planning to use it to engage turn signals or anything.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that you'll still be able to operate your dashboard via the usual knobs and buttons, just like you can still use you iPhone without Siri.
Personally, using voice commands for operating anything inside a car doesn't reall
Re:Don't leave the city... (Score:5, Interesting)
I find Siri to be quite useful, actually. Want to type a note in plain sunlight where your face's reflection is more visible than the contents of the screen? No problem, have Siri do it for you! Wanna set up a date / reminder / alarm? No problem, Siri can do that without even taking the phone out of your pocket. Wanna call someone? Just ask Siri, it's a lot more efficient than searching for their contact in the Contacts or Spotlight. Wanna switch playlists while listening to music? Just tell Siri which to switch to! Call it whatever you wish, but your feelings about voice recognition in general and Siri in particular are irrational.
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I have no doubt that voice commands could be quite useful. I'm well aware that my discomfort with them is anomalous and makes me the exception.
I also understand that Siri is a significant technology and an important breakthrough. I don't care for the notion that I have to be connected to the cloud to use it though (I'm not even sure if that's completely true. It's just something I heard that might be wrong).
Every year or so, I'll try voice commands to see how I f
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I find reminder most useful for Siri. Normal people won't believe how many trivial stuff we reminded ourselves to do on a daily basis and ended up forgetting until they give Siri a try.
Re:Don't leave the city... (Score:5, Interesting)
Personally, using voice commands for operating anything inside a car doesn't really interest me. It's probably a generational thing, but using voice commands to control anything makes me feel like a douche. It's nothing but a higher-tech Clapper.
This is a little OT, but I was sold on Siri the moment I said "read me that last text message". It actually tells you the message and you don't need to look at your display. It's as close as I've ever seen to Captain Picard asking the Enterprise's computer a question.
I really can't wait for version 2. Siri right now feels like a poor beta.
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I don't recall Picard ever using the enterprise when he had a PADD handy
Well, Picard was always billed as being a bit old fashioned and traditional, even by 24th century standards. The other characters, but not so much data and the other engineers, DID use the voice interface more often. It's interesting that among the TNG bridge crew, Data probably used the voice interface least. He was so blindingly fast on the keypad that he mainly used that or just plugged his positronic brain directly into the computer (ala the "decker" in Shadowrun, for those of you pprpg geeks out there)
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You should try some of the alternatives to Siri that could do those sorts of things long before the iP4s.
Siri feels like a poor beta because 1) it's poor and 2) it actually IS still in beta.
It works great on bikes, too... (Score:5, Insightful)
Personally, using voice commands for operating anything inside a car doesn't really interest me. It's probably a generational thing, but using voice commands to control anything makes me feel like a douche. It's nothing but a higher-tech Clapper.
Hmmm...not everybody drives cars, dude. I think Siri is fan-fucking-tastic because my daily driver is a Ducati 1098. Suddenly, with Siri, I can actually do more than queue up a new playlist or make/take calls with the Sena SMH10 comm system in my helmet. Much beyond that, I would have had to find a spot to pull over so that I could get to the touchscreen interface on my iPhone. With Siri, I can text my pals, pull up (and edit!) my calendar, get turn by turn directions even easier than on my very-motorcycle-friendly Garmin Zumo 660, and even jump in vent and chat with my guildies if I want to, all without having to stop, or even having to take my eyes off the road, which I still sometimes have to do with the Zumo, despite it's well thought-out interface. If Siri is a glimpse of the future of voice interfaces, I'm liking it.
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The bike thing makes great sense.
I understand that Siri is really good new technology and a lot of people are making great use of it. The problem is not with Siri, it's with me. I keep trying voice commands every so often, including Siri, but it just doesn't feel right to me. I wish I could use it on my iPad2, because maybe I'd get more comfortable after a while.
I was born a decade or two too soon, I think.
Plus, I'm holding out for a direct neural interface. I honestly don't think I'd have nearly as gre
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This could be a dangerous approach of Apple to cars... so they will soon patent stuff like, maybe, the car wheels.
Well, that's what the Slashdot headline would say after news got out that Samsung's lawyer tried to get into the wrong car in the parking lot.
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Don't worry, they won't patent all wheels. Just ones with rounded corners.
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Dave: (knock knock)
Siri: Who's there?
Dave: Dave
Siri: Dave's not here, man