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According to Ford, by 2022 nearly all new cars are expected to offer voice recognition, and future systems may evolve to interpret tone of voice and facial expressions. This will come as a surprise to people who drive Ariel Atoms and Lotus 7s, and as no surprise to anyone who thinks it’s over-reach at best, and a bad idea in general.
Look, Ford?s in-car connectivity system SYNC 3 works really well. It already has voice control and integrates with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Soon we will be able to use Amazon?s virtual assistant Alexa as part of SYNC.
That’s all fine and good, I guess. What is not good is this:
Keep It Simple Stupid
According to Ford subcontractor Nuance, within the next two years, voice control systems could prompt us with: ?Would you like to order flowers for your mom for Mothers? Day"? ?Shall I choose a less congested but slower route home"? And ?you?re running low on your favorite chocolate and your favorite store has some in stock. Want to stop by and pick some up"? No. No I would not. You know what I would like to do: Drive. Look. I’m not a Luddite. I like technology. But I am also opposed to any technology being added to a car that makes driving it harder or more complicated.
Adding stuff like this to a car is solving problems that do not exist, and overlooking problems that are already there. It rather reminds me of the time when someone pointed out to Trium...