MG Motor India has announced industry-first broad range of connected car features in partnership with Jio platforms. As part of this association, MG Motor India will offer seamless integration of Hinglish Voice Assistant-enabled experiences powered by Jio’s Digital Assets in the Comet electric vehicle.
Jio brings new automotive solutions to deliver an array of experiences. MG Commet EV customers will benefit from Jio’s innovative assets such as India’s first-ever Hinglish Voice Assistant system integrated with Music Apps, payment apps, connectivity platform, and hardware.
The embedded Hello Jio Voice Assistant understands the native Indian speaker who possesses different regional dialects and tonality across India. Hello Jio provides the best In-car voice assistant for Indian users, beyond in-vehicle command and control, with dialogs. Hello Jio’s dialogs provide information about Cricket, Weather, News, Horoscope and many more domains. The user can turn the AC on or off, play songs directly, and even ask for cricket score with simple voice commands.
Talking about the partnership, Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Deputy Managing Director, MG Motor India, said, “Technology and innovation are leading the connected car space in the automobile industry. The current trend focuses increasingly on software-driven devices and our current partnership with a tech innovator like Jio in the Smart Mobility space is a step towards establishing MG Motor as a tech leader in the automobile industry. The MGI-Jio partnership will ensure our newly launched MG Comet EV enriches the driving experience for GenZ customers while ensuring safety and In-Car experiences backed by great technology.”
The MG Comet EV comes integrated with Jio’s eSIM which plays a crucial role in improving vehicle safety as it is integrated during the manufacturing process. It also identifies the vehicle and encrypt communications while the vehicle is in operation.
The MG Comet electric car powertrain setup includes a 17.3 kWh battery pack and an electric motor offering 42bhp and 110Nm of torque. The IP67-rated battery pack is claimed to offer an ARAI certified range of 230km on a single charge. The company is offering the EV with a 3.3kW charger that takes 7 hours to get it fully charged. The battery pack for the Comet EV has been sourced from Tata AutoComp.
