The
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organized a workshop on “Voice Recognition Implementation in Vehicles” which took place on
11 July 2023 from 14h30 to 17h30 CEST at ITU headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. Remote participation was provided for the workshop.
ITU-T Study Group 16 (Multimedia) Question 27 (Vehicular multimedia communications, systems, networks, and applications) has started drafting a new work item in October 2022, H.VM-VMIA, dealing with technical consideration about Vehicular Multimedia implementation. H.VM-VMIA proposes recommendations for interoperable and user-friendly implementation of vehicular multimedia functionalities, especially voice and smartphone assistants. The SG16 proposed a series of workshop to present the draft WI to the Automotive industry and research actors and receive their feedback. This workshop was the 2nd of the series.
Objectives:
The objectives included but were not limited to;
- Presenting the key aspect of the recommendations drafted in the work item: H.VM-VMIA.
- The main topics to be highlighted during the workshop include Voice Assistant and the Smartphone Assistant, both expected to increase user experience and safety.
- Presenting concerns interoperability and recommended base standards, i.e. for connectivity, as well as performance recommendation.
- Informing the industry and research actors and collecting their feedback.
Participation in the workshop was open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU who wished to contribute to the work. This included individuals who are also members of international, regional, and national organizations. Participation in the workshop was free of charge and no fellowships will be granted for the workshop. The workshop was held in English only.
Programme
14:30 - 14:35 CEST
| Opening- Hideki Yamamoto, Oki, SG16 Q27 Chair (TBC)
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14:35 - 14:45 CEST
| "Introduction: H.VM-VMIA overview": Francois Fischer, Huawei Technologies [Presentation] |
14:45 - 15:10 CEST
| "Recommendations for Connectivity and HMI": Chang Li, Changan Automobile [Presentation] |
15:10 - 15:35 CEST
| "Recommendations for Media and Smartphone assistants": Francois Fischer, Huawei Technologies [Presentation] |
15:35 - 15:50 CEST
| Coffee Break
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15:50 - 16:05 CEST
| "Views from ITU SG12 Q4, about Methods for speech and audio evaluation in Vehicles": Jan Reimes, Head Acoustics [Presentation] |
16:05 - 16:50 CEST
| Open Session for experts with feedback and proposals
Moderators: Chang Li, Changan Automobile & Francois Fischer, Huawei Technologies
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16:50 - 17:00 CEST
| Workshop Summary and Closure
- Hideki Yamamoto, Oki, SG16 Q27 Chair
- Chang Li, Changan Automobile
- Francois Fischer, Huawei Technologies
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