Cerence enhances safety capabilities of BMW

Cerence (CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced that BMW Group (BMWYY) is leveraging Cerence Audio AI to enhance the safety features in its BMW Personal Pilot L3 conditional automated driving system. BMW will leverage Cerence Emergency Vehicle Detection to detect the sirens of approaching emergency vehicles. Part of Cerence’s Audio AI suite, Cerence EVD utilizes the distinct sound structure inherent to emergency siren signals to achieve reliable detection of police cars, firetrucks, and ambulances. This technology provides the intelligence an autonomous vehicle needs to give way – in the case of L3 systems, that’s advising a driver to step in and react. When activating BMW Personal Pilot L3, the system will detect if there are any emergency vehicles nearby and delay activation. When driving, if a siren is identified, the volume of the radio or other media inside the vehicle is lowered, and the system asks the driver to take over to ensure the emergency vehicle can safely pass.