An artificial intelligence powered voice assistant might be coming to cars in the very near future.

‍What’s happening:‍

• SoundHound (NASDAQ: SOUN) has entered into a new partnership with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to develop an artificial intelligence powered voice assistant for vehicles
  
• The new technology is aiming to operate without any cloud connectivity and be capable of rapidly providing accurate information to drivers entirely through voice
  

The big idea:‍

• SoundHound has built a large language model that runs completely on the edge, meaning it doesn’t require any cloud connectivity to function
  
• Their voice technology platform is capable of providing both real time and generative artificial intelligence capabilities
  
• This allows individuals to rapidly get information on maintenance, safety or trip planning entirely through voice technology
  

Why it matters:‍

• Voice technology that leverages artificial intelligence is attracting an influx of talent and venture capital funding, with Eleven Labs notably raising $80M in a recent Series B financing to advance their text to audio artificial intelligence technology
  

Going deeper:‍

• The new partnership with Nvidia is part of SoundHound’s larger vision of being able to integrate artificial intelligence powered voice technology into applications such as gaming, banking and smart devices
  
• Nvidia’s new collaboration with SoundHound adds to their vast partnerships in artificial intelligence, which span across drug discovery, robotics, and even 3D printing

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