Twenty-five Automotive Vehicles Embedded with Artificial Intelligence
In the rapidly evolving world of audiovisual (AV) technology, 2024 is set to witness a transformative evolution, with an emphasis on leveraging generative AI, advanced voice assistants, and intelligent automation to enhance AV experiences, workflows, and user interaction.
Generative AI Integration
One of the key developments is the integration of generative AI in AV systems. This technology analyses and creates content such as text, images, and video in real-time, enabling new capabilities like automatic content generation, advanced video/audio enhancement, and dynamic visual modifications for more immersive presentations and user experiences.
Voice Assistants and Personal Assistants
Voice assistants and personal assistants embedded in AV and vehicle environments are becoming more sophisticated with generative AI, capable of handling complex queries, producing detailed reports, and enabling hands-free control. This is particularly important for AV products in cars or connected tech where safe voice interaction is crucial.
AI-Driven Video and Audio Quality Enhancement
Improvements in AI-driven video and audio quality enhancement are also a significant focus. These advancements aim to improve clarity, noise reduction, and dynamic adjustment, automating AV workflows and analytics to optimize performance and user satisfaction.
Industry Growth and Adoption
The AI market is expanding rapidly, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 36%, driving technological advances in the AV and IT sectors.
Diversity and Education in AI & AV
There is a strong emphasis on increasing female participation in AI-driven AV/IT development, supported by initiatives like Women in AI and Girls Who Code, aiming to lead the AI transformation in AV industries.
Notable AV Products for 2024
Insta360's Connect
Insta360's Connect is an all-in-one, dual-camera video bar designed for small- and medium-sized meeting rooms, offering exceptional audio and video quality.
Logitech's MeetUp 2
Logitech's MeetUp 2 is a conference camera designed for BYOD and PC-based setups in huddle and small meeting rooms, offering AI-powered features for deeper engagement in virtual meetings.
Telycam's Explore SE Advanced PTZ Camera
Telycam's Explore SE Advanced PTZ Camera features a 1/1.8-inch CMOS sensor with 9MP resolution and a 30x optical zoom, delivering stunning 4K60 video through flexible connectivity methods.
MAXHUB's XBoard Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) Series
MAXHUB's XBoard IFP Series offers advanced video conferencing capabilities, a built-in three-camera system with AI, supports active speaker tracking and auto framing, and provides 4K touch displays with a modular PC running Windows IoT.
Perifery AI+ 2.0
Perifery AI+ 2.0 offers a comprehensive set of AI and workflow automation tools with new capabilities, including updated transcription, metadata generation, facial and object recognition, and automatic translation, streamlining asset management processes and automating content organization.
Sennheiser's TeamConnect Bars
Sennheiser's TeamConnect Bars are the most feature-rich, all-in-one conferencing devices in their class, offering flexible setups, onboard Dante port, multiple mounting options, remote management, brand-agnostic integration, and advanced security.
Aurora Multimedia's ReAX Core Studio AI
Aurora Multimedia's ReAX Core Studio AI is a free, professional-grade software for creating graphical user interfaces and control logic code, made easier with AI.
Other Notable Products
- DTEN's Vue Pro Meeting Camera System enhances video coverage, clarity, and convenience for D7X Series All-in-One Video Meeting appliances, with AI technology to identify and dynamically frame participants.
- The Nureva App enhances the setup and configuration of the Nureva HDL pro series systems and manages a comprehensive range of audio device settings, currently in beta, with advanced features tailored to the needs of IT managers, such as a dynamic coverage map and a new AI-enabled voice detection feature.
- Sony Electronics' BRC-AM7 PTZ Camera is the smallest and lightest of its type, featuring an integrated 20x optical zoom lens, natural-looking PTZ Auto Framing technology, a large 1-inch sensor, powerful zoom range, quiet pan-tilt motion, and interfaces including 12G-SDI, HDMI, and NDI.
- IPEVO's Vurbo.ai is a software that seamlessly integrates with IPEVO hardware products, offering AI-powered tools for optimizing document management on Windows and Mac platforms.
- JVC Professional's KY-PZ540 Series PTZ Cameras are the first PTZs to incorporate a 40x focal length, ideal for large event spaces and instances when the need to zoom in from a distance is essential.
- Samsung's WAD Series Interactive White Boards are the brand's first Google Enterprise Devices Licensing Agreement (EDLA)-certified interactive displays, powered by Android 13, offering a natural writing experience, access to educational apps through Google Play, and access to Google services such as Google Classroom and Drive.
- LG's MAGNIT Boxed Set Display delivers eye-popping visuals in a simple installation package, using LG's chip-on-board technology for a robust image-reproducing system.
- Navori Labs STiX 3800 Digital Signage Player is the industry's pioneering end-to-end digital signage player, integrating CMS, screen monitoring, and AI-driven analytics into one compact device, supporting 4K@60fps playback and offering actionable insights derived from real-time audience behavior.
- 22Miles' AI Command revolutionizes visual communications management with natural language commands and simplifies complex tasks within a Content Management System.
- AVer's MD120UI is a patient monitoring and telemedicine camera equipped with AI technologies for streamlined monitoring and 24-hour monitoring with no blind spots.
- XTEN-AV is a cloud-based audio-visual software that allows users to complete AV designs and create winning proposals on the same cloud-based platform, acting as a single source of truth for all data: project, design, and sales data. It incorporates innovative technology like VR, AI, automation, and cloud computing to synchronize data-down to the level of a single drawing in a design.
- ENCO's enCaption is an automated captioning and transcription solution for AV applications, delivering exceptional accuracy with extremely low latency in 45 languages.
- Q-SYS VisionSuite integrates cutting-edge AI technology from Seervision with the robust capabilities of Q-SYS, offering a sophisticated and versatile platform for presentations, with an AI-driven presenter tracking system that seamlessly adapts to various presentation styles.
- Shure's IntelliMix Room 6.1 now features Stereo Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) to create immersive meeting experiences, with intelligent AEC technology that eliminates echoes and ensures full engagement in discussions without distraction.
- EPOS's IMPACT 700 is an on-ear, wired USB headset with industry-leading microphone technology for clear communication, even in noisy environments.
- Crestron's 1 Beyond Cameras capture everyone in the room clearly with broadcast-quality video and optical zoom up to 20x, working with Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms software.
- MSolutions' MS-4K81-12TR is a complete ultra-wide angle PTZ video camera that identifies and follows human voices with smooth face tracking, powered by embedded machine learning technology.
- Kitcast 2.0 leverages powerful AI technology to optimize digital signage experiences, automating content creation and scheduling, and providing insights into audience engagement.
In conclusion, 2024 promises to be an exciting year for the AV industry, with a focus on AI-driven innovations that aim to enhance user experiences, streamline workflows, and drive technological advancements.
- Generative AI and AI-driven advancements will significantly impact the real-time content creation in AV systems, enabling features like automatic content generation, video/audio enhancement, and dynamic visual modifications.
- With AI technological advancements, voice assistants and personal assistants embedded in AV and vehicle environments are becoming more sophisticated, able to handle complex queries, produce detailed reports, and facilitate hands-free control, which is crucial for safety in cars or connected tech.
- In the rapidly expanding AI market, AI-driven video and audio quality enhancement will play a significant role in improving clarity, noise reduction, and dynamic adjustment, automating AV workflows and analytics to optimize performance and user satisfaction.
- The AI market growth, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 36%, is driving technological advances in the AV and IT sectors, encouraging industry growth and adoption.
- To lead the AI transformation in AV industries, there is a strong emphasis on increasing female participation in AI-driven AV/IT development, supported by initiatives like Women in AI and Girls Who Code.