Sanjay Dhawan CEO of Cerence Talks About Voice and AI in the Car - Voicebot Podcast Ep 120

Sanjay Dhawan is CEO of Cerence, the recent spin-out company from
what used to be known as Nuance Automotive. On October 1st it
became a separate company and currently has a half a
billion-dollar market cap and $300 million in forecasted 2019
revenue. Cerence has over 60 automotive customers and its
technology can be found in 280 million vehicles. 


Previously, Dhawan was CTO of Harman International and President
of the Connected Services Division. He joined Harman through an
acquisition of Symphony Teleca where he was President and CEO. He
has held a number of other executive and technical positions at
leading technology companies. Sanjay earned a master’s degree in
electrical engineering from Brunel University in England. Cerence
is the biggest player today for in-vehicle voice assistants but
competition in the space has become fierce. It’s a great
conversation about the past, present, and future of voice and AI
in the car.