Natural Language Processing (NLP) For In-Car Voice Discussion With Riders Of Driverless Cars

Dr. Lance Eliot, AI Insider

Sometimes I yell at my car.

For example, the other day I wanted to quickly accelerate to get out of a tough situation and so I put my foot to the metal and gave the car a rush of gas in hopes that it would sprint forward. The car did lurch forward, but not as fast as I imagined it should, and so I yelled at it, exhorting it to go faster. In case you are worried that I mistreat my car, there are other times that I whisper sweet nothings to it. Like the other day it had been faithful and worked without a hitch when I drove out to Phoenix from Southern California, taking it through desert temperatures that rose to an incredible 115 degrees. For its bravery and honor in doing the trip, I thanked it heartily.

I try not to anthropomorphize my car, though a lot of people do.

They give their cars cute pet-like names and pamper their car. They speak to it as though it is a father confessor. Once we are all using self-driving cars, and those are packed with sophisticated AI systems, it will be interesting to see if people go even further with treating their car like a fellow human. Already, we have Alexa and Siri as natural language processing (NLP) sisters and brothers.