SoundHound AI announced on January 5, 2026 that its Amelia 7 platform will now support a full suite of voice‑commerce services—including food ordering, dinner reservations, parking payments, and ticket bookings—while also debuting Vision AI, a multimodal system that fuses real‑time visual perception with its Polaris speech‑to‑meaning engine to enable hands‑free, context‑aware interactions on connected devices such as vehicle dashboards and smart TVs.
The company positioned the launch as a response to growing demand for seamless, autonomous in‑vehicle commerce. By allowing multiple AI agents to orchestrate complex transactions, SoundHound aims to capture a share of the expanding in‑car digital services market, which is projected to reach $30 billion by 2028. Partnerships with OpenTable, Parkopedia, and NVIDIA DRIVE AGX demonstrate the platform’s readiness for commercial deployment and differentiate SoundHound from larger voice assistants that lack a brand‑neutral, data‑retention model for enterprise customers.
SoundHound’s financial backdrop underscores the strategic importance of the new capabilities. In Q3 2025 the company generated $42 million in revenue, a 68% year‑over‑year increase, and raised its full‑year 2025 guidance to $165 million–$180 million. The company reported a GAAP net loss of $109.3 million for the quarter but maintained a strong cash position of $269 million with no debt, positioning it to invest in product development while working toward profitability in 2026.
Segment analysis shows that automotive and enterprise deployments are the primary growth engines. Revenue from automotive customers grew 45% YoY, driven by the Vision AI integration, while enterprise AI services—particularly in the restaurant and hospitality verticals—expanded 30% as businesses adopt agentic AI to streamline operations. The restaurant segment, bolstered by the OpenTable partnership, contributed $12 million in revenue, up 25% from the prior quarter, illustrating the platform’s traction in high‑margin service industries.
CEO Keyvan Mohajer emphasized that the platform “enables AI agents to perform tasks and transactions on behalf of consumers, no matter where they are,” highlighting the company’s focus on scaling its technology across millions of endpoints. CFO Nitesh Sharan noted that while the automotive business faces pressure from global tariffs and industry softness, diversification into enterprise and hospitality segments offsets those headwinds and supports the company’s path to break‑even operations in 2026.
The launch signals SoundHound’s intent to solidify its position as a leader in agentic AI and multimodal interaction. By combining voice, vision, and autonomous agent orchestration, the company is poised to capture a growing share of the in‑car and connected‑device market, while its strong cash position and diversified revenue mix provide resilience against sector‑specific downturns. The announcement also sets the stage for future product enhancements and potential expansion into additional verticals such as retail and industrial automation.
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