Centro Ricerche Fiat

1. Centro Ricerche Fiat

2. CRF the History Centro Ricerche Fiat S.C.p.A. was constituted in 1976 as reference centre for the activities of innovation and research of Fiat Group. Then it becameconsortium (in the Italian legal form of “Società Consortile per Azioni”) participated by the Group’s Companies. Besides the headquarters in Orbassano (Torino), three branches Valenzano (Ba), Foggia, Trento and a controlled company (Udine) were set. CRF in the 80ties In approximately 30 years, CRF achieved the threshold of 750 partners from the Industry and 150 from the Academia, all around the world. This stable and tough network reinforces the global strategies of innovation, allows the execution of specific operative activities at local level, ensures the creation of competences and the endless monitoring of the business environment. CRF Overview

3. CENTRO RICERCHE FIATFactory of ideas for the competitiveness Mission: Centro Ricerche Fiat aims to use innovation as strategic lever to the business of Fiat Group and to give value to the results of its activities by the promotion, the development and the transfer of innovative contents which give competitiveness and distinctiveness to the product. Date of establishment: 1976 Employees: 870 Average age: 40 Headquarters:Orbassano (TO) Branches: Trento, Valenzano (BA), Catania, and Foggia CRF Overview

4. LEADERSHIP IN R&D: AREAS Vehicle Powertrain Research & Technologies Manufacturing and materials Telematics Energy CRF Overview

5. VEHICLES Modular vehicle’s structures Hybrid and Hydrogen vehicle architectures Integrated chassis control Electro /electronic architectures for the distribution of signal and power Electromagnetic compatibility Ergonomy Methodologies and instruments to define and reach the product development objectives Objective: to ensure the product competitiveness CRF Overview

6. POWERTRAIN RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES Diesel Common Rail Injection Technology Innovative Diesel technologies for the NOx reduction Valve Electronic control Systems Injection and after treatment systems for CNG engines Dual Dry Clutch Transmission Technology Hybrid and alternative propulsion systems Electronic control innovative systems New methodologies for the engine Design and analysis Objective: to develop and use innovative technologies to improve the engine performance and to reduce the emissions and the fuel consumption of engines and vehicles. CRF Overview

7. MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS Materials and technologies for interiors and for low weight vehicles Materials and systems for the engine emissions abatment End of life vehicle methodologies and treatment Flexible and low cost production technologies and high efficiency machining Cost engineering and factory logistics Process diagnosys and on-line monitoring systems Eco-efficient production processes and factory Integrated systems based on micro-optics, micromechanics and functional materials Objective: contributing to the technological development of new products taking into account the complete life cycle CRF Overview

8. TELEMATICS AND ENERGY Telematics telematics, mobility and intermodality systems preventive safety systems and solutions multimedia and HMI systems Objective: promoting safety and improving people’s mobility Energy High efficiency cogeneration systems Objective: reducing the environmental impact CRF Overview

9. COOPERATIONS WITHIN THE EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES Several cooperative projects carried on with the major EU car manufacturers More than 700 partners in Europe • BMW • DC • FORD • JAGUAR • OPEL • PORSCHE • PSA • RENAULT • SAAB • VW • VOLVO CRF Overview

10. CRF in numbers More than 800 high qualified people More than 760 inventions protected by more than 2000 patents: in 2006 CRF was the first italian companyin number of EU patent requests Leadership in the EU Framework Programmes: 487 funded projects from 1989 More than 80fellowships yearlyStrong emphasis on transfer of results 870 people 760 inventions 2000 patents 487 EU projects 80 fellowships CRF Overview

11. CRF and Elasis: Branches CRF unità locale di TRENTO Technical and technological solutions for special and low volumes vehicles;info-telematics for urban mobility and logistics 1) Info-telematic Department 2) Virtual manufacturing Department CRP- Amaro (UD) Optics, plastics, micro and nanotechnologies Orbassano (TO) Promotes, develops and transfers the innovative contents which give competitiveness and distinctiveness to the product CRF unità locale di Foggia Diesels and methane engines CRF Sede secondaria di Valenzano (BA) Injection systems for internal combustion engines ELASIS sede secondaria di Lecce Agricultural and building machines Pomigliano (NA) Promotes the innovation and its application in projects, products and processes CRF Overview

12. TRENTO BRANCH About 25 people in 2 departments: • Info-telematic department: • Info-telematics for mobility management of public (single and collective) transport systems • Development of software applications based on a new on-board telematic platform for automotive • Technologies for logistics management • Wireless sensor networks and “ad hoc” networks • Electromagnetic Compatibility Simulation Analysis • Preventive Safety for Vulnerable Road Users (Urban Mobility) • Technology for Voice Recognition Systems • Virtual Manufacturing department CRF Overview

13. HMI GROUP: SPEECH ACTIVITIES Fields of research: DIALOGUE STRUCTURE DEFINITION DATABASE COLLECTION, TRANSCRIPTION AND LABELLING TEST AND VALIDATION OF SPEECH SYSTEMS SOFTWARE DEVELOPING OF HIGH-LEVEL SPEECH APPLICATIONS SIMULATION IN LABORATORY OF IN-CAR SPEECH INTERACTION Facilities: SPEECH TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY of Orbassano CRF Overview

14. HMI GROUP: CRF Speech Technologies Laboratory Main technical features • Soundproof studio and professional equipments for the recording, playing and processing of audio signals both in laboratory and on moving vehicles • Proprietary methodologies for the quantitative and objective analysis of the performances of speech recognition and voice synthesis systems, and particularly of the speech recognition performances in noisy environment. CRF Overview

15. HMI GROUP: CRF Speech Technologies Laboratory Main applications • evaluation tests of the performances of speech recognition and synthesis systems in real and simulated environment by means of objective and qualitative measurement of the following parameters: • speech recognition quality; • impact of the environmental noise on the recognition of voice commands; • quality of the voice of the text-to-speech synthesis; • usability of the systems; • effectiveness of the grammars (and/or the lexicon associated to the grammars). • testing of new technologies and new forms of dialogue; • validation and comparative tests of systems already available or under development; • creation of audio databases (speech and background noise) for the testing and tuning of speech recognition systems by means of professional recording and playing of audio signals; • design, development, tune up and validation of multilingual voice interaction systems inclusive of definition and localization of speech dialogues in multiple languages. CRF Overview

16. CRF SPEECH PROJECTS • FIAT Blue&MeTM Telematic Platform • Born from the cooperation among FIAT, CRF and Microsoft • Windows CE Operating System (customized in WMfA) • Microsoft .NET Framework for developing high level speech applications (C#) • HW platform built by Magneti Marelli • NUANCE recognition and synthesis engines • AIDE European Project (Adaptive Integrated Driver-Vehicle Interface) • Vocal interaction for Hands-free Phone Dialing, reading SMS, selecting Mp3 by artist, song and album title, etc. • NUANCE recognition and synthesis engines • Conversational Speech Demo Application • Held by Magneti Marelli with the collaboration of IBM and CRF • VxWorks operating system • Developed on a high level Magneti Marelli radio system (named RT4, actually mounted on Maserati cars) • Integration of the IBM Free-Form command to manage Navigation, Music, Radio and Hands-free Phone Dialing CRF Overview

17. Blue&MeTM Telematic Platform • Hardware Features: • USB Port • For Mp3 players, iPods, USB sticks. • Bluetooth connection • For mobiles, PDA, Pocket PC (Hands-free feature) • GPS Antenna • For the navigation system (based on pictograms) • GSM/GPRS Antenna • Integrated SIM Card Slot • Radio speakers connection • Steering wheel buttons connection • CAN BUS connection Blue&MeTM versions: Blue&MeTM Blue&MeTM NAV Blue&MeTM MAP (coming soon…) CRF Overview

18. Blue&MeTM Telematic Platform Car models FIAT • 500 • Grande Punto • Nuova Croma LANCIA • Ypsilon • Nuova Delta ALFA ROMEO • 159 (159 SW) • Brera • Spider • Junior IVECO • Daily • …and will be available on all new FIAT cars CRF Overview

19. Blue&MeTM Speech Characteristics • Application currently available on Blue&MeTM • Hands-free Phone Dialing • Call name stored in the user Phonebook • Dial number • Recall and callback • Media Player • Play, Stop, next and previous • Artist, Album, Genre, Playlist selection (manual interaction is needed to choose the specific item when the list is displayed) • Shuffle and continuous play • SMS Reader • SMS list, next and previous • On Board Navigation (Blue&MeTM NAV) • Mixed mode destination entry (part by wheel buttons and then using voice) • Personal and last destinations • Route simulation • Alternative route • Show GPS/Car position CRF Overview

20. Blue&MeTM Speech Characteristics • Languages currently available on Blue&MeTM: • ITALIAN • UK ENGLISH • FRENCH • GERMAN • SPANISH • PORTUGESE • BRASILIAN PORTUGESE • DUTCH • POLISH • TURKISH CRF Overview

21. AIDE - Adaptive Integrated Driver-Vehicle Interface Duration: 4 years Started: March 04 29 partners (~50/50 industry-academia division), coordinated by Volvo Technology. Part of the EUCAR Integrated Safety Program AIDE core group: VTEC (coordinator), BMW, Bosch, CRF, ICCS, JRC, PSA and TNO Objective: To develop HMIconcepts required for safe and efficient integration of ADAS and IVIS systems into the driving environment The AIDE system monitors the Driver, the Vehicleand the Environment (DVE) state and adapts the driver-vehicle interface accordingly. Examples: • Lock-out/postpone non-critical information on demanding situations • Adapt the timing/intensity of safety warnings (e.g. warn earlier when the driver is inattentive) CRF Overview

22. Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) In-vehicle information systems (IVIS) Driver / Vehicle / Environment monitoring Adaptive Integrated Driver-vehicle Interface Nomad devices haptic visual auditory AIDE - Adaptive Integrated Driver-Vehicle Interface Main Innovation items • Adaptive Driver Interface • Personalization • Real-time monitoring driver/car/environment • All traffic scenarios functionality • Common architecture • Dynamic information management • New input/output devices • Integrated management of all messages and i/o devices within the car interior AIDE demonstrators CRF Overview

23. AIDE - Adaptive Integrated Driver-Vehicle Interface • Speech Applications available: • Hands-free Phone Dialing • Call name stored in the user Phonebook • Dial number • Read Phonebook (and call) • Store voice tags • Redial • Media Player • Selection of music by artist’s name, album or song’s title or genre. • Bilingual transcription of Mp3’s main tags (user language + English so far) • Shuffle and continuous play • SMS Reader • SMS list • User controlled continuous reading of SMS • Supervised Adaptation • Training of the acoustic models to adapt to the speaker’s voice CRF Overview

24. AIDE Demonstrator vehicle Adaptive HMI with fully reconfigurable instrument cluster and haptic input device Wireless connection with Nomadic devices Read, please Advanced speech interface for telephone, phone book, SMS reading, MP3 player CRF Overview

25. Conversational Demo Application • Application developed by Magneti Marelli together with CRF and IBM • Integration of the IBM “Free-form” commands to allow user to interact with the system using natural sentences (e.g. “I’d like to listen to some rock music please”) • Domains on which the Statistical Language Models have been build: • Hands-free dialing, Music selection, Radio and Navigation • HW/SW main features: • IBM Speech Recognition Engine • IBM Speech Synthesis Engine • Magneti Marelli high level device (“RT4”) • Radio • CD and Mp3 player • Integrated Hard Disk • Color Display 7’’ • Navigation Maps • GSM module CRF Overview

26. Conversational Demo Application • Application available (FREE-FORM commands only in the submenus): • Hands-free Phone Dialing • Call name and dial number • Call back and Redial • Media Player • Selection of music by artist’s name, album or song’s title or genre. • Selection of music both by artist’s name and album title (and other combinations) • Generic play, stop and replay, shuffle and continuous play • Radio • Station and Band selection • Seek and Scan • Presets selection and storing • Navigation • Italy map • Selection of the destination city • Selection of the POI (both near the current position or near the destination) • Managing of the zoom (both near the current position or near the destination) CRF Overview

27. Conversational Demo Application • Technical features: • Speaker independent • Mixed Mode architecture (Grammar based + Statistical Language Models) • Grammar based for the main menu • Free-Form commands for each subdomain (using SLMs) • Dialogue manager to help user in wrong recognition cases • Push-to-talk steering wheel button to start vocal interaction • Barge-in enabled • Far-talk microphone integrated in the vehicle • Fully integrated in the car radio system: • Radio loudspeakers used for Text-to-Speech and Hands-free talks • Far-talk microphone CRF Overview

28. Conversational Demo Application CRF Overview

29. THANK YOU! CONTACTS Andrea Facco: andrea.facco@crf.it Marco Darin: marco.darin@crf.it Head of Info-Telematics Department of Trento Branch Enrica Deregibus: enrica.deregibus@crf.it Head of HMI Group and Speech Technology Laboratory (Orbassano) Centro Ricerche Fiat S.C.p.A. CRF Trento Branch (c/o BIC) Strada Torino, 50 via Dei Solteri, 38 10043 Orbassano (TO) 38100 Trento Web site: www.crf.it CRF Overview