VF

[SLR_dave]

HJRAY, i have similar gadgets in my VF Calais V and i have found an interesting quirk with the voice command system. I have an Android phone and when i use the voice system to make a phone call, i have found that the more i try and articulate my words, the worse it recognises me. If i speak naturally as an Aussie (bastardised English and run my words together badly) it recognises my command every single time! Do you have any electronic quirks in yours?

Thats interesting to hear. I read an article a while back, (or maybe it was a video peice, cant remember) about how GM and Holden had put in heaps of work to get voice system to recognise the Aussie accent for the VF, apparantly the Australian lingo is so broad, and has so many varients in the way it's spoken, and changes when spoken in urgency or in a relaxed fashion it makes voice recognition by a computer program much more difficult than English used in other countries. I think I saw two articles on this actually, from memory the other one did not involve Holden but was explaining the same thing. (Although you'd have to think Scottish would be more of a challenge - lol)

Anyway apparantly a comprehensive Australian accent had never been effectively managed by any software prior to the VF voice recognisation system, Devereux and the design team insisted it had to work perfectly for all Australian dialects and was considered to have a safety aspect, and, as it would would be used in the future by any GM product sold here they convinced GM and spent heaps of time working to adapt the system/program to work effectively with the Australian accent. So thats pretty cool if it really is true.

Interesting you find it doesn't do it if you articulate properly, maybe the computer can only store so much data sampling. I wonder what happens if you reallly strech it and mimic Prince Charles or something, or try an American accent... how's your southern drawl? (lol) Actually seriously I'm interested to know. Give it a go?

[Calum]

I'm lucky in that the company I work for supply me with a Holden ute that is changed over at 50,000 ks so i've had VZ + VE omega and VF evoke
"poverty pack" utes (6 -8 months turn around) and loved them all, but by far the VF is simply the best for Power,economy, comfort, looks all the above bla bla bla. so I can only imagine what an optioned up model would be like???
don't really go for the park assist thing but i'm old school and there is a button to stop it annoying you as you reverse out of the garage etc.the phone connectivity is excellent an yes I have a thick Aussie accent so just be you and it does work properly. I know that the V8 would be a better option if doing the drive instead of the commute but if the Bride was looking to upgrade the family truckster I'd be steering her to an SV6 type wagon. any way that's my two Bob!!

[davegmh]

Just thought I'd revisit this thread and it appears the VF gets a huge thumbs up................as long as it's not a San Dman.