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Re:Using Google Assistant with AutoPi to enable voice contro... by melling on Friday May 12, 2017 @09:59AM (#14323981)
I've seen people use Google Voice in a loud bar. It seemed to be effective. I can't get Siri to work under those conditions, however. The noise should be a solvable problem.
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Re:Using Google Assistant with AutoPi to enable voice contro... by StavrosK on Friday May 12, 2017 @11:54AM (#14325066)
Yeah, Google's voice recognition has worked for me everywhere, even loud clubs. It's quite magical. I'm sure it would work in the car.

Now, whether I would trust Google with that data is a different question. (Spoiler: no.)

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Re:Using Google Assistant with AutoPi to enable voice contro... by jstandard on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:07PM (#14326307)
Inside the car is a bit of a different since the device won't be handheld and you may not even be directing your voice toward the microphone.

If you have a phone with a high-quality mic, mount it in the right spot, and speak loudly, it can usually get the job done though.

Performance in general has gotten a lot better in recent years, though it's tough to call it a "solved problem".

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Re:Using Google Assistant with AutoPi to enable voice contro... by tedmiston on Saturday May 13, 2017 @09:07PM (#14333743)
Similarly Alexa does not detect the wake word if it's playing music all the way up and I'm more than a couple feet away from the Echo.
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Re:Using Google Assistant with AutoPi to enable voice contro... by spike021 on Friday May 12, 2017 @04:53PM (#14327838)
I've used Siri just fine to set timers and create reminders while a TV is blaring with announcers commentating sports live.

Probably depends on some environments.

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Re:Using Google Assistant with AutoPi to enable voice contro... by daveguy on Friday May 12, 2017 @11:01AM (#14324538)
It should be, but I'm definitely not preordering a product like that without a third party demo.
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