GSoC Week 19 Summary

Date: 30 Sept 2024 - 06 Oct 2024

Introduction

This week focused on resolving issues related to audio recording on Raspberry Pi 5, removing deprecated components.

# Tasks Completed This Week

# agl-service-voiceagent changes:

• Fixed the audio recording issue in agl-service-voiceagent on Raspberry Pi 5.
• Removed OpenAI’s version of Whisper AI from the agl-service-voiceagent, as we are now using whisper.cpp for speech-to-text.
• Changed the wake word to “Hey Automotive”.

# flutter-ics-homescreen changes:

• Made the online mode tile in the voice assistant settings conditional, removing it from the UI if the online mode is disabled in agl-service-voiceagent.
• Set the voice assistant overlay to close automatically after 3 seconds of command execution.
• Improved text alignment in the voice assistant overlay.

# meta-offline-voice-agent-layer changes:

• Added a voice-agent configuration file to /etc/default and updated the config path in agl-service-voiceagent.service.

# Tested the voice assistant in flutter-ics-homescreen on Raspberry Pi 5.

Code Pushed

• 30326: Integrated voice assistant into flutter-ics-homescreen.
• 30339: Removed OpenAI’s Whisper AI and fixed bugs in agl-service-voiceagent.
• 30340: Updated snips-model-agl.
• 30363: Removed OpenAI’s Whisper AI and its dependencies from the meta-offline-voice-agent layer.

Tasks for Next Week

• Continue testing and bug fixing.
• Code review and feedback.
• Start working on documentation.