DRV Luxury Suites is launching an artificial-intelligence enabled voice assistant in its RVs. The RV Halo, made by Winegard, will help consumers better control and monitor their RVs, the manufacturer stated.
RV Halo has been in development for years, the company stated. The voice assistant will be available as an option on all DRV Luxury Suites RVs beginning April 1. It can be added exclusively for DRV Luxury Suites models optioning ASA iN•Command.
“With technology changing and becoming fully integrated into all aspects of our lives, including smart homes, we wanted to explore how we could integrate similar technology into RVs,” said Shawn James, general manager, DRV Luxury Suites. “Product development is about making the RV experience better for our customers, and Halo provides this opportunity of technology, better experiences and product differentiation for your customers.
RV Halo recognizes voice commands to control features including security cameras, temperature settings, audio-visual controls, the RV-C interface, and more.
Its voice commands integrate with Amazon Alexa commands and are available to use online and offline.
“It uses offline voice commands for anything related to control and monitoring where you do not need an internet connection,” said Lance Beck, Winegard director of product management. “So, you can say, ‘Ok, RV, set up camp’ and it will run through all the actions of deploying the slides, deploying the awnings, turning on the lights, turning on your AV system, leveling the RV–anything related to getting set up after you are parked at the campsite.”
The RV Halo integrates with existing control and multiplexing systems. Consumers can access, control and check most facets of their RV living space by using natural language voice prompts.
RV Halo can control devices, lighting, slideouts and awnings. The RV Halo can check tank levels, battery voltage, internet status and direct spark ignition monitoring.
The device includes optional motion safety switches to ensure the safe operation of slideouts, using a key fob-shaped button that must be held down during slideout operation. If the button is released or the signal is lost for any reason, the RV Halo immediately will stop the slides.
