Tuesday, February 10, 2026
SoundHound AI, Inc., a global innovator in voice and conversational AI, has strengthened its long-standing collaboration with Parkopedia, the world leader in connected car services. Together, the two companies are introducing a next-generation in-vehicle voice AI parking agent as part of SoundHound’s growing in-car voice commerce ecosystem.
Through this expanded partnership, Parkopedia’s massive global parking dataset — which includes more than 90 million parking spaces across 20,000+ cities worldwide — will now be integrated directly into SoundHound’s voice commerce platform. This enables drivers to instantly locate parking, compare availability and prices in real time, and even pay for their parking using voice commands alone. With this upgrade, parking becomes a fast, fully hands-free experience that takes just seconds.
The new Parkopedia AI Agent brings proactive intelligence to the vehicle cabin. It can automatically recommend nearby parking, highlight discounts such as first-hour-free offers, and present real-time pricing — enhancing both convenience and safety by reducing the need for drivers to manually search for parking while on the road.
DRIVER: “Navigate me to Grand Central Market, LA.”
AI VOICE AGENT: “Navigating to Grand Central Market. Parking looks busy at Grand Central Market. Would you like me to find you available parking near your destination?”
DRIVER: “Yes, please.”
AI VOICE AGENT: “There are five parking locations near Grand Central Market. The closest is Nevada Boulevard with availability and a pre-paid payment option. I’ve shown the associated costs on screen, would you like to reserve a spot?”
DRIVER: “Yes, please reserve it.”
AI VOICE AGENT: “Your parking is confirmed and paid, the first hour is free. Navigation is set.”
Highlighting the importance of this advancement, Duncan Licence, Chief Product Officer at Parkopedia, stated:
“At Parkopedia, our goal has always been to remove friction from parking, a traditionally challenging element… By integrating our global parking database with SoundHound’s advanced voice AI, we’re making it possible for drivers to seamlessly find, reserve and pay for parking using nothing more than their voice…”
Michael Zagorsek, COO at SoundHound AI, added:
“Agentic voice commerce is redefining how drivers interact with their vehicles… Together with Parkopedia, we’re giving drivers a fully conversational, hands-free way to find and pay for parking on the go.”
This advancement builds on SoundHound’s voice commerce launch at CES 2025, which debuted with in-car food ordering. Now, with parking integrated, SoundHound is expanding its platform to essential driving services, proving how conversational AI can make everyday tasks smoother, faster, and safer.
Visitors will be able to experience the new integration live at CES 2026, where it will be showcased at SoundHound’s booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center. SoundHound also plans to expand voice commerce into additional services such as ticketing, restaurant reservations, and appointment scheduling. Today, the company’s conversational AI solutions are deployed in millions of devices and vehicles worldwide through hundreds of enterprise partners.
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