Korean firm Daewoo is...
Korean firm Daewoo is claiming a UK first for its all-new Lacetti, on sale now. Bosses reckon it"s the only volume car to have the option of DAB digital radio. The hi-tech Blaupunkt unit - a í‚á£295 option - also offers FM and MW, plus users can record the digital output. The three-model Lacetti range starts from í‚á£9,495 for the 1.4-litre SE, rising to í‚á£10,495 for the 1.6 SX. A 1.8 flagship variant will be launched at May"s British Motor Show.
Cars will soon be able...
Cars will soon be able to understand up to 300,000 words after work to boost in-car speech recognition systems proved a success. The move will make driving easier and safer. Experts from electronics giant Siemens are completing elocution lessons for the technology so it can recognise a large number of voice commands instantly. Drivers will be able to give instructions such as: “Raise the front passenger window and lock the doors.” The first applications will be for sat-navs, where speaking will do away with tedious typing. “Dialogue is the key element of future speech recognition,” said a Siemens spokesman.