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Toyota ran an anti-distracted driving radio ad where they did this. The ad narrator says "Hey Siri, please turn airplane mode on." https://www.youtube.com/watch

by teej 11y ago

Toyota ran an anti-distracted driving radio ad where they did this. The ad narrator says "Hey Siri, please turn airplane mode on." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqZBVTMrgFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqZBVTMrgFA

jchendy 11y ago
That actually seems kind of dangerous. It could cause people to pull out their phones to check whether the ad actually turned airplane mode on.
- imglorp 11y ago
  Doesn't she say something about "okay, turning off" when that happens?
  - cbhl 11y ago
    If you watch the video you see that the ad actually answers the warning prompt with "Yes" as well.
- cowsandmilk 11y ago
  siri has itself trained to a single user's voice. I've never had anyone else's voice activate my phone with "Hey Siri". Admittedly, it usually takes me saying "Hey Siri" 3 times before it recognizes my voice, but I'm 100% certain a radio ad would get no response from my phone.
  - glitch003 11y ago
    Just want to chime in and say that I can activate my girlfriends iPhone by saying "Hey Siri" in a girly sounding voice. It's trained to only her voice but I can trigger it. So it's not foolproof as you make it seem.
  - ianferrel 11y ago
    My wife's phone regularly (maybe once a month), starts listening in response to me saying something, which isn't even "Hey Siri", despite never training with my voice. My voice does not sound anything like my wife's. So, I think the error rate is simply not low enough to make conclusive claims about what it might or might not do.
    - JetSpiegel 11y ago
      Better stock up on those tinfoils.
    - madeofpalk 11y ago
      It happens to me many times a day. I've b come acutely aware of how much I question other people because it activates when I say "Are you serious?"
  - robterrell 11y ago
    Siri is definitely not trained to a single voice. And yes, the car radio can turn it on. I've had a podcast discussion of Siri trigger it. It became such a joke that some podcasters have another phrase they say when they mean "hey Siri".
    - Artemis2 11y ago
      Since the iPhone 6S, Hey Siri is activated by a dedicated chip in the SoC. This enables low-power real-time detection of trigger words. Before, Hey Siri only worked with phones in the process of charging, because it was done with software, so a lot less efficient. These voice-activated chips can be trained (as seen in a lot of other phones), but I'm not sure the software-powered Siri can be trained.
      - XorNot 11y ago
        "Trained" is a bit of a joke with voice-activation. I've never seen it matter in practice.
        dorfsmay 11y ago
        I think Google does for android. I often ask "wake me up in 15 minutes". I've seen the phone write 50 and immediately switch to 15.
        knn 11y ago
        trained to a particular voice ~= trained to a user's preferences!
        gherkin0 11y ago
        Doesn't "trained" in the context of voice recognition mean something more like "better able to understand your voice" and not "able to exclude other voices."
    - fencepost 11y ago
      As a sample of the alternate term, Merlin Mann's assorted podcasts generally use "Ahoy Telephone."
  - foota 11y ago
    I have an acquaintance by the name of Siri, hilarity ensues.
- cloudjacker 11y ago
  It would only work if the iPhone was plugged into power AND they had turned on the capability for Siri to be activated by voice, which is limited to when the iPhone is plugged in. I know Android users might not understand this limitation, but there it is.
  - jeff_tyrrill 11y ago
    The iPhone 6s, and the Apple Watch, are always listening (if enabled) for "Hey Siri", even on battery.
rat87 11y ago
Fuck that shut. If airplane mode is turned on and my GPS disabled as I'm close to the my right turn you better believe I'll be distracted. A better solution would be a true hands free mode that prevented touch input from working while driving.
- tibbon 11y ago
  Does airplane mode disable the GPS? GPS is a passive receiving of radiowaves, so I'm guessing not? (according to Apple, prior to 8.2 it did turn it off. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204234 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204234)
  - cookiecaper 11y ago
    Directions require more than your satellite coordinates. Map services are frequently polling servers for traffic conditions, new tiles for the map, and so on. You'd hope that these can fall back gracefully but I wouldn't put it past them to not. If you activate airplane mode and disable your phone's cellular connection, even if your phone doesn't disable the GPS receiver, directions may stop working.
    - sliverstorm 11y ago
      Works fine on my Android. I regularly lose cellular reception in the mountains, and it continues to work. Sometimes the tiles are low-res, but still readable. I would expect Apple would design around the same contingency, along with poor cellular service along more remote areas of the Interstate.
      - ams6110 11y ago
        Android allows you to pre-save areas for offline use also, not sure if Apple does that. I don't have a mobile data plan on my phone, so if I need navigation, I just save the map area before I get off WiFi.
      - jdminhbg 11y ago
untog 11y ago
Similarly, I recall an Xbox One commercial with Aaron Paul which ended in him jumping onto his sofa and saying "Xbox on!" ...you can figure out what happened to anyone who already owned an Xbox One.
- ghostDancer 11y ago
  Xbox shut off trolling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGDhZorlQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGDhZorlQ0
foota 11y ago
Haha, watching the ad reminds me of the HAL shutdown scene from Space Odyssey
- djsumdog 11y ago
  "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
jacquesm 11y ago
reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22WNkYKeo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22WNkYKeo8

by teej 11y ago

jchendy 11y ago

That actually seems kind of dangerous. It could cause people to pull out their phones to check whether the ad actually turned airplane mode on.

imglorp 11y ago
Doesn't she say something about "okay, turning off" when that happens?
- cbhl 11y ago
  If you watch the video you see that the ad actually answers the warning prompt with "Yes" as well.
cowsandmilk 11y ago
siri has itself trained to a single user's voice. I've never had anyone else's voice activate my phone with "Hey Siri". Admittedly, it usually takes me saying "Hey Siri" 3 times before it recognizes my voice, but I'm 100% certain a radio ad would get no response from my phone.
- glitch003 11y ago
  Just want to chime in and say that I can activate my girlfriends iPhone by saying "Hey Siri" in a girly sounding voice. It's trained to only her voice but I can trigger it. So it's not foolproof as you make it seem.
- ianferrel 11y ago
  My wife's phone regularly (maybe once a month), starts listening in response to me saying something, which isn't even "Hey Siri", despite never training with my voice. My voice does not sound anything like my wife's. So, I think the error rate is simply not low enough to make conclusive claims about what it might or might not do.
  - JetSpiegel 11y ago
    Better stock up on those tinfoils.
  - madeofpalk 11y ago
    It happens to me many times a day. I've b come acutely aware of how much I question other people because it activates when I say "Are you serious?"
- robterrell 11y ago
  Siri is definitely not trained to a single voice. And yes, the car radio can turn it on. I've had a podcast discussion of Siri trigger it. It became such a joke that some podcasters have another phrase they say when they mean "hey Siri".
  - Artemis2 11y ago
    Since the iPhone 6S, Hey Siri is activated by a dedicated chip in the SoC. This enables low-power real-time detection of trigger words. Before, Hey Siri only worked with phones in the process of charging, because it was done with software, so a lot less efficient. These voice-activated chips can be trained (as seen in a lot of other phones), but I'm not sure the software-powered Siri can be trained.
    - XorNot 11y ago
      "Trained" is a bit of a joke with voice-activation. I've never seen it matter in practice.
      - dorfsmay 11y ago
        I think Google does for android. I often ask "wake me up in 15 minutes". I've seen the phone write 50 and immediately switch to 15.
        knn 11y ago
        trained to a particular voice ~= trained to a user's preferences!
      - gherkin0 11y ago
        Doesn't "trained" in the context of voice recognition mean something more like "better able to understand your voice" and not "able to exclude other voices."
  - fencepost 11y ago
    As a sample of the alternate term, Merlin Mann's assorted podcasts generally use "Ahoy Telephone."
- foota 11y ago
  I have an acquaintance by the name of Siri, hilarity ensues.
cloudjacker 11y ago
It would only work if the iPhone was plugged into power AND they had turned on the capability for Siri to be activated by voice, which is limited to when the iPhone is plugged in. I know Android users might not understand this limitation, but there it is.
- jeff_tyrrill 11y ago
  The iPhone 6s, and the Apple Watch, are always listening (if enabled) for "Hey Siri", even on battery.

rat87 11y ago

Fuck that shut. If airplane mode is turned on and my GPS disabled as I'm close to the my right turn you better believe I'll be distracted. A better solution would be a true hands free mode that prevented touch input from working while driving.

tibbon 11y ago
Does airplane mode disable the GPS? GPS is a passive receiving of radiowaves, so I'm guessing not? (according to Apple, prior to 8.2 it did turn it off. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204234 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204234)
- cookiecaper 11y ago
  Directions require more than your satellite coordinates. Map services are frequently polling servers for traffic conditions, new tiles for the map, and so on. You'd hope that these can fall back gracefully but I wouldn't put it past them to not. If you activate airplane mode and disable your phone's cellular connection, even if your phone doesn't disable the GPS receiver, directions may stop working.
  - sliverstorm 11y ago
    Works fine on my Android. I regularly lose cellular reception in the mountains, and it continues to work. Sometimes the tiles are low-res, but still readable. I would expect Apple would design around the same contingency, along with poor cellular service along more remote areas of the Interstate.
    - ams6110 11y ago
      Android allows you to pre-save areas for offline use also, not sure if Apple does that. I don't have a mobile data plan on my phone, so if I need navigation, I just save the map area before I get off WiFi.
    - jdminhbg 11y ago

untog 11y ago

Similarly, I recall an Xbox One commercial with Aaron Paul which ended in him jumping onto his sofa and saying "Xbox on!" ...you can figure out what happened to anyone who already owned an Xbox One.

ghostDancer 11y ago
Xbox shut off trolling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGDhZorlQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGDhZorlQ0

foota 11y ago

Haha, watching the ad reminds me of the HAL shutdown scene from Space Odyssey

djsumdog 11y ago
"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"

jacquesm 11y ago

reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22WNkYKeo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22WNkYKeo8