Ottawa Infotainment has announced the integration of iNago’s Netpeople conversational AI into the DragonFire OS platform. The collaboration marks a step toward accelerating the deployment of production-ready, domain-specific AI solutions across automotive and mobility applications
The integration will allow OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and mobility operators to deploy customized in-vehicle AI agents more quickly. Using DragonFire’s automotive-grade hardware and multi-OS software architecture, the approach will reduce development time and shift focus from core infrastructure to AI-driven user experience development.
“For years, delivering intelligent in-vehicle assistants meant juggling fragmented hardware and software stacks,” said Ron DiCarlantonio, the president and CEO of iNago. “By integrating our Netpeople platform into DragonFire OS, we can bring our highly accurate, real-time AI agents directly into production-ready systems. This allows OEMs and partners to quickly launch tailored conversational experiences, powered by real data and context, without reinventing infrastructure. Our focus is on delivering proactive, domain-specific AI that solves real-world operational and user problems.”
The Netpeople platform enables the creation of customized AI agents that combine natural language understanding, domain-specific reasoning and real-time data integration. Designed for automotive and mobility environments, it supports proactive, multimodal experiences that go beyond basic voice recognition or chatbot interfaces.
As demand increases for AI systems tailored to specific vehicle types, fleet operations and regional workflows, Ottawa Infotainment has seen growing customer interest in configurable, use-case-driven AI solutions rather than one-size-fits-all assistants.
“Our customers are asking for AI that fits very specific, very tailored use cases, whether that is fleet operations, specialty vehicles or unique mobility environments,” said Sean Hazaray, the CEO of Ottawa Infotainment. “Integrating iNago’s Netpeople into DragonFire OS gives customers the flexibility to customize conversational AI behavior, data sources and workflows while dramatically reducing development time and integration risk.”
Unveiled at Automotive World in Tokyo, the collaboration also marks the launch of the underlying technical architecture. DragonFire OS now supports Android, QNX and Linux, enabling a unified development environment across multiple vehicle programs and deployment scenarios.
Jonathan Hacker, the CTO of Ottawa infotainment, said, “DragonFire OS, now running on Android, QNX and Linux, minimizes development effort and unlocks access to a broader ecosystem of developers like iNago, allowing them to get to market faster while maintaining automotive-grade reliability.”
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