The intent system will be offered as a component of the QNX CAR application platform in 2013.

ENGADGET: QNX builds in-car speech framework with AT&T's Watson, knows our true intentions

The QNX CAR application platform from QNX Software Systems is a comprehensive, pre-integrated software stack designed to help automotive companies reduce the time and effort of building highly sophisticated and connected infotainment systems.

ENGADGET: QNX builds in-car speech framework with AT&T's Watson, knows our true intentions

The results are then handed from the cloud to the car, where the in-vehicle intent engine from QNX Software Systems performs the remainder of the speech analysis to determine how to act.

ENGADGET: QNX builds in-car speech framework with AT&T's Watson, knows our true intentions