Abstract: An automotive system provides an integrated user interface for control and communication functions in an automobile or other type of vehicle. The user interface supports voice enabled interactions, as well as other modes of interaction, such as manual interactions using controls such as dashboard or steering wheel mounted controls. The system also includes interfaces to devices in the vehicle, such as wireless interfaces to mobile devices that are brought into the vehicle. The system also provides interfaces to information sources such as a remote server, for example, for accessing information.

Abstract: A communication system for a vehicle is described. The communication system includes a microphone array having a plurality of microphones mounted within the vehicle for receiving acoustic signals and converting the acoustic signals to electrical signals. An antenna is mounted proximate to the microphone array. The antenna communicates a radio frequency signal to a wireless device. The communication system also includes a controller having a first input that is electrically coupled to at least one microphone in the microphone array and a second input that is electrically coupled to the antenna. The controller processes the electrical signals and transmits the processed electrical signals to the antenna.