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Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC), also referred to as Cerence AI, regularly issues news and updates about its conversational AI technologies, automotive partnerships, financial performance, and corporate developments. As a software company focused on AI-powered user experiences for automotive and transportation, Cerence’s news flow often centers on product platforms like Cerence xUI, its CaLLM language models, and domain-specific AI agents for drivers, dealerships, and OEMs.
On this page, readers can follow announcements about Cerence xUI deployments with global automakers, including selections of the platform to power next-generation in-car assistants and LLM-powered in-vehicle experiences. News items also cover collaborations with technology partners such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, and SiMa.ai, highlighting how Cerence uses cloud and edge AI infrastructure to deliver low-latency, automotive-grade conversational interfaces.
Investors can track Cerence’s financial communications, including quarterly and annual results, guidance updates, and capital structure actions such as repurchases of convertible senior notes. The company’s press releases also reference key performance indicators like the percentage of worldwide auto production with Cerence technology and changes in connected cars shipped, providing context for its position in the automotive software landscape.
In addition, Cerence publishes updates about its participation in investor conferences, industry events like CES, and recognition such as awards for its xUI platform. For those following the evolution of AI in vehicles and the broader automotive ecosystem, the Cerence news feed offers insight into new AI agents, audio AI capabilities, and the company’s efforts to extend its technology beyond the in-car experience. Bookmark this page to monitor ongoing developments, product announcements, and financial updates related to CRNC.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) has been awarded the Best Technology Award by HARMAN at their Supplier Awards event in Budapest. The recognition highlights their collaboration on automotive AI innovations, particularly the integration of Cerence AI's voice assistant with HARMAN's new 'Luna' avatar powered by Ready Engage, showcased at CES 2025.
The partnership has resulted in significant developments, including the integration of Cerence AI's CaLLM™ Edge SLM into HARMAN's Ready Upgrade, facilitating third-party app development for in-car applications while maintaining data security. The system offers personalized AI-powered interactions through voice and visuals, demonstrating both companies' commitment to advancing automotive technology.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) has received the Best Contribution Award at the 2025 ECARX Partnership Conference for the second consecutive year. The award recognizes Cerence's role as a trusted partner in delivering AI-driven solutions to ECARX and its OEM customers.
The partnership, established since ECARX's founding in 2017, has focused on implementing innovative Audio AI solutions and multilingual support across Geely brands. Their collaboration has resulted in AI-powered voice assistants for various vehicle brands including Proton, Smart, Lotus, and Lynk & Co. Recently, ECARX integrated Cerence's generative AI solutions to enhance smart driver experiences.
A notable achievement includes the implementation of Cerence AI's language capabilities in the ECARX Antora 1000 platform, featured in Hongqi 007/009 models, offering English speech recognition and text-to-speech functionality in 17 languages to support global market expansion.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) has appointed Marion Harris, a former Ford Motor Company executive, to serve as an independent, non-executive director effective April 1, 2025. Harris brings over 25 years of experience at Ford, where he most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company.
During his tenure at Ford Credit, Harris led a digital transformation that achieved the highest consumer satisfaction in the industry, earning him the Auto Finance Executive of the Year award from Auto Finance News. His previous role as Vice President of Ford Mobility included operational responsibility for Ford's startup digital and mobility businesses.
Harris currently serves on the advisory boards of Harbinger Motors and Mobility Impact Partners. He holds both a B.S. and M.A. in mathematics from Mississippi State University.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) has unveiled Cerence xUI™, a new hybrid AI assistant platform that combines edge and cloud LLM capabilities for enhanced in-vehicle experiences. The platform leverages NVIDIA and Microsoft technologies, featuring the CaLLM™ family of language models optimized for automotive use.
The company has already secured several strategic partnerships and proof-of-concept programs with global automakers. Cerence xUI offers:
- Hybrid architecture running both in cloud and on-board vehicles
- Integration with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin
- Conversation threads spanning complex queries
- Personalized user experience based on preferences
- Comprehensive knowledge across various domains
The platform can be deployed as a cloud-based add-on to existing systems, a complement to hybrid systems, or as a fully integrated solution, enabling automakers to deliver upgraded LLM-powered features to both current and future vehicles.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) reported its Q1 FY2025 results with revenue of $50.9 million, down from $138.3 million in Q1 FY2024. The company experienced significant declines across key metrics, with GAAP gross margin falling to 65.0% from 81.0% and operating margin dropping to -33.3% from 42.3%. The quarter resulted in a GAAP net loss of $24.3 million, compared to a profit of $23.9 million in the prior year.
Despite the declining numbers, the company reported positive developments including six design wins, two wins for generative AI solutions, and six major customer SOPs. Cerence maintains a 51% share of worldwide auto production with its technology, and showed a 5% increase in connected cars shipped.
For Q2 FY2025, Cerence projects revenue between $74-77 million, including $20 million in Fixed License revenue, with adjusted EBITDA expected between $18-22 million. The company maintained its full-year fiscal 2025 guidance unchanged.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC), an AI transportation technology leader, has scheduled its fiscal first quarter financial results announcement for February 6, 2025, at 4:05 PM ET. The results will cover the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The company will host a conference call and webcast with supplementary slides at 5:00 PM ET on the same day to discuss the results. Investors and analysts can participate in the audio conference call by registering through the provided link, while the webcast will be accessible via the Investor section of Cerence's website.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC), a global leader in AI for transportation, has announced its participation in the 27th Annual Needham Growth Conference. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time. CEO Brian Krzanich and CFO Tony Rodriquez will participate in a fireside chat format discussion. The presentation will be accessible via webcast through the company's investor relations website, with a replay available afterward at www.cerence.ai.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) has expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA to enhance its CaLLM™ family of language models. The partnership leverages NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, including TensorRT-LLM and NeMo framework, to optimize performance for both cloud-based and embedded automotive language models.
The collaboration aims to improve in-vehicle assistant performance through NVIDIA's accelerated computing and SoCs, implement automotive-optimized NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails, and optimize agentic architecture via NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin. This partnership enables Cerence to deliver enhanced driver experiences with advanced performance, reduced latency, improved privacy, and robust security measures.
The integration focuses on meeting production timelines and productizing generative AI innovation for automotive applications, helping automakers deploy AI-powered solutions more efficiently while delivering cost savings and improved performance.
Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) has announced a multi-year partnership with JLR to develop the luxury automaker's next-generation in-car experience. The collaboration will focus on implementing Cerence's AI-enabled technologies to enhance intelligence and capabilities for JLR customers worldwide.
The partnership aims to continuously expand and improve JLR's in-car experience, focusing on enhancing enjoyment, safety, and productivity through advanced technological solutions. Christine Kemp, JLR's Chief Data and AI Officer, emphasized that voice and AI technology are central to advancing their infotainment system to provide customers with expanded features and an improved in-vehicle journey.
Cerence AI (NASDAQ: CRNC) has announced the repurchase of approximately $27 million of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 at 98.5% of their principal amount. The company plans to pay the remaining $60.5 million of Notes upon maturity in June 2025 using cash on hand.
The strategic decision aims to reduce interest expense, eliminate potential dilution from refinancing, and lower leverage. Additionally, Cerence will terminate its undrawn $50 million senior secured first-lien revolving credit facility to save on commitment fees.
The company has reaffirmed its first quarter fiscal year 2025 and full fiscal year 2025 guidance previously disclosed on November 21, 2024.