SoundHound AI and Ultraviolette Announce Major Expansion of Agentic Voice AI Across Global Electric Vehicle Lineup

As Ult aviolette exhibits at EICMA 2026 i Mila , expa ded pa t e ship scales i -helmet voice co t ol a d adva ces age tic AI oadmap with OASYS

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sou dHou d AI, I c. (NASDAQ: SOUN), a global leade i voice a d age tic AI, a d Ult aviolette Automotive, a i ovato i futu e- eady elect ic mobility platfo ms a d batte y tech ology, today a ou ced a majo comme cial expa sio , with Sou dHou d set to powe Ult aviolette’s voice AI co-pilot.

The ews comes as Ult aviolette exhibits at EICMA 2026, the wo ld’s la gest moto cycle t ade fai i Mila , Italy.

VIOLETTE A.I. debuted at CES 2026 as a fi st-of-its-ki d voice AI co-pilot, desig ed to move two-wheele i te actio beyo d butto s a d touchsc ee s. The tech ology e ables seamless i te actio with a moto cycle th ough a audio-e abled helmet headset. Now, just by speaki g, ide s ca have the ability to dy amically co t ol vehicle safety, ide modes, t actio co t ol, o -boa d diag ostics, a d eve co sult the use ma ual with thei ha ds o the ha dleba s a d thei eyes o the oad.

At EICMA, Ult aviolette is also highlighti g futu istic voice-e abled featu es such as p e- ide systems checks, ide statistics, a d p oactive se vice ale ts. Ult aviolette’s age tic oadmap also i cludes i teg ati g with Sou dHou d’s awa d-wi i g OASYS age tic AI platfo m.

“Ult aviolette is edefi i g elect ic two-wheele s, a d expa di g ou pa t e ship allows us to deploy ou age tic voice AI at t ue p oductio scale,” said Keyva Mohaje , CEO & Co-Fou de of Sou dHou d AI. “This expa sio ei fo ces Sou dHou d’s positio as the pa t e of choice fo global automotive a d mobility b a ds looki g to delive fast, highly accu ate voice tech ology.”

Movi g Beyo d Butto s a d Sc ee s

E gi ee ed by Sou dHou d, ide s say “Violette” to wake the tech ology, the speak to the moto cycle th ough audio-i teg ated helmet headsets. By e abli g ide s to ma age complex fu ctio s without havi g to look dow o let go, the platfo m aims to set a ew be chma k fo two-wheele safety a d huma -machi e i te actio .

Key featu es a d capabilities i clude:

• Dy amic Ride & Safety Adjustme ts: Ha ds-f ee voice adjustme t of active vehicle pa amete s o the fly, i cludi g adjusti g t actio co t ol, a d toggli g ABS setti gs.
• I tellige t P e-Ride Checks & Diag ostics: I sta t ve bal epo ts o c itical telemet y, i cludi g batte y state-of-cha ge, a ge estimates, ti e health a d mo e.
• I te active Ow e ‘s Ma ual: Natu al-la guage que y i teg atio allowi g ide s to ask ope atio al questio s mid- ide, (e.g., “How do I adjust ea suspe sio ?” o “What is my cu e t batte y health?”) a d eceive immediate spoke i st uctio s.
• Ha ds-F ee Navigatio & Co t ols: Seamless media playback a d ha ds-f ee call ma ageme t optimized fo high-wi d i -helmet audio e vi o me ts.

“With VIOLETTE A.I., ou goal is to ethi k how ide s i te act with thei moto cycles. Eve eve yday fu ctio s, such as cha gi g ide modes o checki g vehicle i fo matio , ca equi e ide s to shift thei atte tio f om the oad to a sc ee o co t ol,” said Ni aj Rajmoha , CTO & Co-Fou de , Ult aviolette Automotive. “We see voice as a atu al way to make these i te actio s simple a d mo e i tuitive. Ou collabo atio with Sou dHou d AI allows us to demo st ate that visio , explo i g how a voice-e abled co-pilot could b i g ide s close to thei moto cycles while helpi g them stay focused o the ide.”

Ult aviolette at EICMA

Ult aviolette is exhibiti g at EICMA 2026, the I te atio al Moto cycle a d Accesso ies Exhibitio , at Fie a Mila o Rho f om Novembe 3 to 8. Visit the compa y at Pad 18, Sta d E74, whe e it is demo st ati g VIOLETTE A.I. Ride s ask fo ide modes a d ow e ‘s ma ual a swe s such as ecomme ded ti e p essu e a d se vice i st uctio s, all by voice. The demo also cove s p e- ide checks, ide statistics, a d p oactive a d se vice ale ts.

To see how Sou dHou d b i gs voice AI to ca s, moto cycles, a d othe vehicles, visit www.sou dhou d.com/i dust ies/automotive.

About Sou dHou d AI Sou dHou d AI (Nasdaq: SOUN) is a voice a d age tic AI compa y that e ables busi esses to delive atu al, e d-to-e d co ve satio al expe ie ces ac oss digital a d physical cha els, i cludi g pho es, kiosks, chat, sma t devices, d ive-th us, TVs, i -vehicle, a d mo e. Its age tic platfo m, OASYS, is a self-lea i g, o chest ated AI system whe e o ga izatio s ca build a d deploy co ve satio al AI age ts to ha dle t a sactio s, tasks, a d wo kflows o behalf of custome s a d employees. Built o p op ieta y tech ology backed by 800+ pate ts a d yea s of AI esea ch, Sou dHou d se ves leadi g b a ds ac oss i dust ies i cludi g automotive, fi a cial se vices, healthca e, etail, telecommu icatio s, a d mo e. It powe s millio s of p oducts a d p ocesses billio s of i te actio s a ually fo e te p ise custome s wo ldwide. Lea mo e at: www.sou dhou d.com

About Ult aviolette Automotive

Ult aviolette (UV) is a i ovato i futu e- eady Elect ic Vehicle Platfo ms a d Batte y Tech ology. I fused with Aviatio DNA, this e te p ise was co ceived i 2016 by the fou de s, Na aya Sub ama iam a d Ni aj Rajmoha . Ult aviolette is backed by a spect um of global i vesto s, i cludi g Li gotto, TDK Ve tu es, Qualcomm Ve tu es, Zoho Co po atio , TVS Moto s, Yali Capital, a d Speciale I vest. It is the fi st I dia elect ic ma ufactu e to secu e a Eu opea ce tificatio fo its moto cycles. Ult aviolette has expa ded its global footp i t, expo ti g to 20 cou t ies i cludi g Ge ma y, F a ce, Spai , Po tugal, the UK, Belgium, Nethe la ds, Italy, Switze la d a d Hu ga y. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.ult aviolette.com.

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