Byton's electric SUV features a massive 48-inch display, controlled by your voice
Byton’s new SUV features a ridiculously large 48-inch dashboard display. At CES, Byton is showing the M-Byte isn’t just a giant screen with an electric car wrapped around it. It's also a giant screen with machine-learning capabilities.
To wrangle all that screen, China-based Byton partnered with voice AI company Aiqudo. The voice tech will augment the car's massive dashboard screen, along with the screens in the steering wheel, center console, and back row.
Aiqudo's platform understands voices in seven languages and can open apps, pull up directions, make calls, and even send money. Through voice recognition, the Byton screens will pull up personalized playlists, favorite contacts, and preferred apps for different drivers and passengers.
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It's all part of Byton's new developer program. At CES, Byton shared details about video streaming with Viacom CBS, video conferencing in "office mode," and fitness data displayed with help from Garmin.
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The screen is customizable with personal photos, local weather, sports scores, and stocks. There's also a "minimal mode" for users who feel inundated with content.
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The main dashboard in the M-Byte isn't a touchscreen, so voice will be a crucial tool to control and navigate through the screen options. The car also has gesture control to move through apps, skip songs, and control parts of the screen. Facial recognition logs in different users to their personal dashboards.
The M-Byte all-electric SUV is expected to arrive in the U.S. by 2021 with a starting price of $45,000. Its 72-kWh battery will give it more than 200 miles of range.
As a Byton executive said about its forthcoming vehicle at CES, "It is a smart device on wheels."
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