Honda Personal Assistant

by Honda

"Hey Honda" — voice assistant in Honda e:HEV and e:NS models.

TL;DR

"Hey Honda" — voice assistant in Honda e:HEV and e:NS models.

Best for honda EV / hybrid owners in Europe and Japan using Honda Connect. Pricing: Included with vehicle.

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Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
Included with vehicle
Platforms
Hardware

What it is

Honda Personal Assistant launched on the Honda e in 2020 as a cloud-routed assistant. The 2024 update added a generative dialogue layer in Japan and Europe for free-form queries.

Best for: Honda EV / hybrid owners in Europe and Japan using Honda Connect.
Watch out for: Cloud-routed; market-restricted feature set; English / German / French / Italian / Spanish / Japanese well-supported, others limited.

Install / use

Included with Honda Connect / Personal Assistant equipped vehicles

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported12
HIPAA eligibleNo

Honda Personal Assistant vs Whipscribe

FeatureHonda Personal AssistantWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingIncluded with vehiclefree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages1299
PlatformsHardwareWeb, API, MCP

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