2022 BRN Discussion, page-10292

"Mercedes Benz literally said akida processes voice 10 times more efficiently than any other hardware they could use.just go away"

No, Mercedes did not say that. It appears you are a perfect example of a vulnerable and gullible BRN holder who believes everything rampers post on social media and stock market forums without applying any critical thinking yourself. What Mercedes actually said was it was more efficient than conventional voice control. They did NOT say it is more efficient that "any other hardware" as you claim.

From the Mercedes press release we have (see here):

"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".


Mercedes clearly continue to test other chip/IP solutions. No where in the Mercedes press release do they say they have committed to using Akida and they explicitly say "systems like these" will be available in a few years. They could have easily said they will be using Akida in future models, but they chose not to. In fact François Piednoel, Distinguished Chief mSoC Architect at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, posted as follows: