In the past paris salon, the CEO of Renault, Luca de Meo, He began his address to the press with two words: “Hey Reindeer!” The question was not addressed to those present, but to the new assistant who will soon be included as a team in the brand’s new models.
In the first demonstration of this driver’s personal assistant, Reno responded promptly to his boss, who then explained everything that was expected of him. And it is that, according to De Meo, the new device It is not going to be just a remote that is activated by voice.
“Reno will integrate into the vehicle like a true co-worker travel with whom you can chat”, declared the head of the brand. And then he explained that in Renault’s plans it is glimpsed that its next models “will be smart and have the ability to learn.
And this is explained because Reno, among many other things and thanks to his brain in the cloud, you can guide the driver through the best itinerary, reserve charging points when necessary in electric cars or carry out suggestions to the occupants of the vehicle to make their journey more comfortable.
At the moment, Renault has not revealed any further details about Reno. But it is already known that it will enter service for the first time aboard the R5, a 100% electric model that will arrive in 2024. But Reno won’t be the first personal assistant in the automotive market and when you arrive you will meet a group of similar colleagues who operate in other brands.
Assistants from other brands
It is the case of Alexa, the assistant developed by Amazon and that is going to enter service on board the latest BMW models. And already active, stands out Mercedesthe Linguatronic voice control with artificial intelligence and integrated into the MBUX infotainment system from the German manufacturer of the same name.
but there is more attendees that go beyond being mere voice command devices to control some functions and that facilitate much life to the drivers. The Czech brand Skoda has the services of Laura in most of its models, who attends the needs that arise during the trip through an internet connection.
And the list is completed with the recent Personal assistant from Honda, which is activated by saying “Okay Honda” and which customers can enjoy in some models of the brand in a free the first year or, in other cases, through a subscription.
On the other hand, many brands allow to download in some of their cars the virtual assistants available for the mobile for example, hey google in the case of Fiat or Alexa Auto in Seat’s.