Nuance Communications, Inc. , a global leader in speech and imaging solutions, today announced that Fiat Auto will use Nuance speech technology to produce Blue&Me, a voice-activated in-vehicle communications and entertainment system jointly developed by Fiat Auto and Microsoft. Blue&Me, based on the Windows Mobile for Automotive operating system, allows drivers to integrate mobile phones, digital media players and other personal electronic devices with in-vehicle systems. Nuance speech recognition and text-to-speech applications enable the system's voice-activated dialing, readout of SMS messages and media player control. Fiat Auto plans to roll out the system across all vehicles in the Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and Fiat Commercial Vehicle brands. The first cars with the system will be Fiat Grande Punto, Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Brera and Alfa Spider

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