Are you one of the people who actually give their cars names? I mean, don't laugh, our car has a name. Every time we go out, we refer to him using a name. "Honey, have you filled up Bugs' tank?" or "Where did we leave Bugs again?" Whenever something goes wrong with his engine, we take him to the hospital (a car repair shop). So if you are like me, then finally, our cars would respond whenever we try to talk to them. Not like Bumblebee (yet) but almost. The new technology from KIA allows voice controlled access to the car's radio player.

Kia partnered with Microsoft to create a car radio that responds to your voice commands. This was called UVO and it was so smart it was like talking to a real person. Kia had it tested it using the Kia Sorrento 2011 and the voice control was seamless. You could just tell it to "Play (radio station)" and it automatically scrolls toward that station. It also has a bluetooth device that connects to your mobile phone so you can actually call your contacts while you are driving. Just tell UVO to call "Brad" and it will ask you if you want to call the mobile number, home number or office number (if you have all three stored in your mobile phone). Respond and it will automatically dials Brad's number. Pretty neat, huh?

As of date, KIA will include UVO in Kia Sorrento 2011 and future KIA models there after. If I were other car manufacturers, they should start making a voice commanded radio player, too, much like UVO. We would love to see this in every car cruising the streets.

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