The SOS buttons in the car can be connected with the voice assistants “Alisa” or “Marusya”

The work of the SOS buttons in cars can be associated with the voice assistants “Alisa” and “Marusya”. This possibility is currently being explored by JSC “Glonass“together with Yandex and VK, informed Aleksey Raikevich, General Director of JSC Glonass, in an interview with a TV channel RBC.

“We know that “Yandex“and VK strive to create an ecosystem, to penetrate our homes in a good way, and a person spends a lot of time in a car, and unlike other devices – a phone, a tablet – the button is at hand to press it, the driver does not need to be distracted while driving ‘, he explained.

According to a representative of JSC Glonass, the basic function of the SOS button will not change: with its help, a person will be able to contact the call center in an emergency, and in case of an accident, it will automatically work and send the exact coordinates to emergency services. At the same time, thanks to coordination with “Alisa” or “Marusya”, the user will be able to program the activation of the button using any voice command.

VK did not comment on this information. Yandex denied participation in such a project. At the same time, a RBC source said that negotiations are underway, although they are at an early stage.

In September 2021, the government allowed the production of cars with a lower environmental class and without some systems that are currently not available due to sanctions. In particular, cars can be produced without ABS, the installation of an emergency response system in case of accidents ERA-GLONASS, but with mandatory retrofitting before February 1, 2023. In January, this period was extended until June 1st.