2022 BRN Discussion, page-3152

Hi from Germany, lurker and first post here.
Just to be clear, the EQS does not have Akida. Only the prototype EQXX has it and don't quote me on this but I believe production/release is not before 2024.

In the EQXX information graphic in regards to Akida they highlighted the "Hey Mercedes" voice recognition. I trully believe once "trial" is over that Akida will be built into every future Mercedes because their current voice recognition (even in the EQS) is really bad. See this part of the EQS review by Throttle House: https://youtu.be/eVL9GZLhb1s?t=827


Neuromorphic computing – a car that thinks like you

Another key efficiency feature of the VISION EQXX that takes its cue from nature is the way it thinks. It uses an innovative form of information processing called neuromorphic computing. The hardware runs so-called spiking neural networks. Information is coded in discrete spikes and energy is only consumed when a spike occurs, which reduces energy consumption by orders of magnitude.

Working with California-based artificial intelligence experts BrainChip, Mercedes-Benz engineers developed systems based on BrainChip’s Akida hardware and software. The example in the VISION EQXX is the “Hey Mercedes” hot-word detection. Structured along neuromorphic principles, it is five to ten times more efficient than conventional voice control.

Although neuromorphic computing is still in its infancy, systems like these will be available on the market in just a few years. When applied on scale throughout a vehicle, they have the potential to radically reduce the energy needed to run the latest AI technologies.

(Source: https://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko.xhtml?oid=52282663)