Integration and test environment for an in-vehicle dialogue system in the SIMSI project

The goal of the SIMSI (Safe In-vehicle Multimodal Speech Interaction) project is threefold. Firstly, to integrate a dialogue system for menu-based dialogue with a GUI-driven in-vehicle infotainment system. Secondly, to further improve the integrated system with respect to driver distraction, thus making the system safer to use while driving. Thirdly, to verify that the resulting system decreases visual distraction and cognitive load during interaction. This demo paper describes the integration of the two existing systems, and the test environment designed to enable evaluation of the system.