AI That Listens, Sees, and Understands — On the Edge

AI Voice Solutions for Automotive

Transforming in-car interaction with private, reliable, and on-device voice intelligence.

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Why Voice Matters in the Modern Vehicle

Safety, convenience, personalization — all driven by seamless interaction.

Automotive environments are noisy, dynamic, and safety-critical. Drivers need fast, reliable, hands-free access to navigation, climate control, media, and system features — without taking their eyes off the road. Sensory delivers wake word, voice command, emergency vehicle detection, and biometric solutions that run entirely on-device, ensuring speed, privacy, and reliability even without network connectivity.

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What Sensory Brings to Automotive

Voice, personalization, and in-cabin awareness — engineered for real road conditions.

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Hands-Free Driver Interaction

Wake word and command control that works over road noise, music, and conversation.

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Real-Time Speech Understanding

Interpret short commands for navigation, infotainment, calls, HVAC control, and more.

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Driver Recognition via Voice Biometrics

Instantly personalize seat, climate, media, and display preferences.

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In-Cabin Awareness & Emergency Vehicle Detection

Detect alerts, cabin sounds, and safety-critical audio events, including emergency vehicle sirens, fully on-device and in real time, to support safer driving and ADAS responses.

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Hybrid On-Device Voice for Smart Cabins

Sensory’s platform enables hybrid cloud-embedded voice assistant automotive deployments: on-device wake words/STT for <60ms latency and privacy, plus seamless LLM handoff for complex queries. Deployed by global OEMs, it supports 40+ languages and custom models as small as 20MB.

Why Automotive Teams Choose Sensory

Designed for real-world acoustic challenges and embedded hardware constraints.

Always-On, Always Private

All audio processing stays in the vehicle

Ultra-Low Power & Memory Footprint

Ideal for ECU, SoC, and embedded platforms

Optimized for Cabin Noise & Accents

Tuned for varied speaker profiles and acoustics

Flexible Voice Customization

Brand wake words, custom commands, local languages

Proven Reliability

Deployed by Tier-1 and global car manufacturers

Why Sensory Stands Apart

Engineered for privacy, performance, and real-world reliability.

Always-On, Always Private

On-device processing ensures no speech is streamed, stored, or exposed.

Ultra-Low Power Models

Optimized for microcontrollers, DSPs, wearables, automotive, and embedded environments.

Proven Scalability

Trusted in millions of deployed devices across global brands and industries.

Flexible Integration

Available as SDKs, customizable wake words, language packs, tuning, and dedicated technical support.

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Trusted by
Global Innovators

See how leading brands use Sensory’s on-device AI to deliver faster, safer, and more intuitive user experiences at scale.

Andrew Doyle
VP for Frontline Workers
Jabra

“Sensory’s technology has exceeded our high standards for accuracy, speed, and efficiency. By enabling hands-free control of key functions through voice commands, we’re boosting productivity and streamlining workflows for retail staff. This allows our frontline workers to focus on what matters most – delivering exceptional customer service.”

Ephrem Chemaly
General Manager & VP of the Automotive Business Unit
MediaTek

“By combining MediaTek’s expertise in generative AI technology with Sensory’s strengths in on-device voice AI, the collective efforts of our companies enable significant strides in providing next-level entertainment and security in vehicles powered by MediaTek Dimensity Auto.”

Cynthia Lee
Lead Product Manager
Zoom

“Zoom is passionate about making collaboration easier, but we always put our customer’s privacy and security front and center. Sensory’s technology checked all the boxes for us: accurate, fast and private…”

Michael Anderson
CEO
Nextbase

“Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree technology is a key component in making the Piqo not just compact and powerful, but also incredibly user-friendly. This partnership enhances our ability to provide unmatched value and safety to our customers.”

Sascha Prueter
Chief Product Officer
Telly

“The smartest TV ever deserves the smartest approach to privacy. With Telly’s use of Sensory’s on-device speech-to-text and voice technologies, we are able to bring extremely fast, low-latency voice commands to the living room.”

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to help you understand how our AI fits your product.

Sensory’s technology runs entirely on-device, no internet or external servers needed. That means zero latency, full privacy, and custom vocab and commands for automotive domains.

Our embedded voice AI can be integrated into nearly any device, from cars and TVs to wearables, medical tools, and retail systems, enabling natural, hands-free control.

Embedded speech recognition allows devices to understand natural speech locally, reducing lag and improving accuracy, even in noisy environments by providing ultra fast response times, accuracy and providing privacy in cars.

Absolutely. Because our AI runs on-device, voice and biometric data never leave the product, ensuring maximum privacy and compliance for end users.

Embedded AI solutions combine voice, sound, and vision intelligence in a compact package that fits directly into your product - reducing cost, power consumption, and dependency on external infrastructure.

Yes. Our edge AI vision technology brings real-time face and object detection directly to devices, ideal for authentication, safety, and hands-free control.

Sensory’s Emergency Vehicle Detection (EVD) is an on-device siren detection solution that recognizes emergency vehicle sirens in real time using in-car microphones, helping vehicles and drivers respond faster to critical situations. It also integrates with driver monitoring system voice integration for alerts.

Cloud-based systems introduce 500-1000ms latency from network delays; Sensory’s on-device automotive voice AI delivers <100ms response times, meeting 2026 in-car latency standards even in tunnels or offline.​​

Sensory leads with hybrid cloud-embedded voice assistants for automotive, offering 55% lower false accepts and custom wake words trusted by Honda, Mazda, and BMW, outperforming cloud rivals in noise robustness and power efficiency.

Yes. Sensory’s offline voice commands and full voice AI stack run 100% on-device, enabling seamless control of HVAC, media, and without connectivity, unlike cloud-dependent assistants.​​