Mes: julio 2020

TORRANCE, California, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Going on sale August 3, the refreshed for 2021 Honda Odyssey receives numerous updates to styling, along with upgraded technology and safety features to further strengthen its position as America’s retail best-selling minivan for the past 10 years, the top choice of American families looking for the ultimate fun family vehicle. Prices for the 2021 Odyssey start with a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $31,790¹ (not including $1,120 destination and handling charge).

A restyled grille and front bumper fascia, revised front lighting and new black trim under the rear window give Odyssey a fresh exterior look. Inside, Odyssey offers upgrades to functionality and luxury: The second-row seats on all Odyssey trims now fold nearly flat, making them easier to remove while enhancing cargo-carrying options, and expanding on the flexibility of Odyssey’s exclusive Magic Slide™ second-row seats.

Odyssey EX and higher trim levels also get restyled seats and new tri-color floor mats, while EX-L and above receive and power lumbar support for the front passenger seat and contrast seat stitching. Odyssey Touring and Elite also get new piano black trim on the dash, doors and front door handles, while Elite receives additional luxury touches.

A new Rear Seat Reminder system is standard and can also be integrated with the available CabinWatch^® child viewing system, an industry first. For the first time, Odysseys equipped with CabinTalk^® and CabinWatch^® can use both systems simultaneously, and the upgrade will be retroactively applied to similarly-equipped 2018-2020 model Odysseys through an over-the-air update.

Also, important upgrades to Honda Sensing^® add Low-Speed Follow, Pedestrian Emergency Braking, and Traffic Sign Recognition to the newly standard suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies.

As America’s best retail-selling minivan 10 years running, American consumers have purchased more than 1.1 million Odyssey minivans during that time, and Odyssey has consistently set the standard for family-friendly features, space and sporty driving performance in a minivan. Odyssey was the first to introduce minivan innovations such as third-row seats that fold into the floor, the first built-in vacuum cleaner, HondaVAC^®, and the first in-cabin rear seat viewing system, CabinWatch^®.

The 2021 Honda Odyssey is made exclusively at Honda’s Lincoln, Ala. auto plant, alongside Pilot, Passport, and Ridgeline, using domestic and globally-sourced parts. Its V6 engine is also manufactured in Alabama, with its 10-speed automatic transmission manufactured exclusively at Honda’s Tallapoosa, Ga. facility.

2021 Honda Odyssey Pricing & EPA Fuel Economy Ratings

Exterior Design Changes
All 2021 Odysseys now feature more powerful and efficient LED headlights as part of a new front-end design that includes a new front bumper fascia with redesigned fog light housings, and a bold new blackout grille topped by a chrome strip. The design is echoed in the rear with new gloss-black trim under the rear window, accented by a chrome strip. Odyssey Touring gets 19-inch wheels for the first time, while the Odyssey Elite receives newly styled, machined and painted Shark Gray 19-inch alloy wheels. For the 2021 model year, the premium colors Platinum White Pearl, Deep Scarlet Pearl, Pacific Pewter Metallic, and Forest Mist Metallic are available for $395.

Interior Upgrades
With its exclusive Magic Slide™ seats, available in EX and higher trim levels, Odyssey offers the ultimate in second-row seating flexibility, and for 2021 that flexibility is expanded with outboard seats that fold nearly flat, making them easier to remove for maximum cargo space. The standard three-across mode offers enough room to fit three child seats, and each second row position is equipped with lower anchors and upper tethers. Remove the center seat, and you have Wide Mode, which creates a wide pass through to the third row. With the click of a handle mounted on the outboard seats, the two can be pushed together at the middle for Buddy Mode, or moved to either side for Super Mode, allowing easy outboard access to the third row.

Odyssey’s cargo management is further improved for 2021 with the addition of grocery bag hooks on the back of the third-row seats in the rear cargo area, and an updated center console with slots to help manage charging cords for smartphones or other devices. Also for EX and above trims, the Cabin Control™ app has been redesigned with an easier-to-use interface.

Odyssey EX and above trim levels come standard with new tri-color floor mats that not only give Odyssey a more upscale look, but help maintain that look by hiding dirt better. Odyssey EX-L and up add new contrast stitching on the leather seats in all three rows, new storage pockets on the second row outboard seatbacks, and the front passenger seat receives adjustable lumbar support.

For Odyssey Touring and Elite, there’s new piano-black interior trim and a new USB charging port in the third row, for a total of five throughout the vehicle. Also, the CabinWatch^® and CabinTalk^® features have been more seamlessly integrated in the Display Audio system, and two additional parking sensors in front expanded the sensing zone.

The 2021 Odyssey Elite receives additional exclusive updates, giving owners a more luxurious driving experience. These include perforated leather for the first and second rows seats, with contrast stitching and piping on all three rows. Elite trims also feature exclusive dash trim with a deeper metallic look, plus newly designed 19-inch alloy wheels and auto-dimming side mirrors.

Honda Sensing^® controls have been simplified with the use of a single integrated system switch to control Collision Mitigation Braking System™ and Lane Departure Warning, rather than separate controls for these functions. The single switch also controls the blind spot information system. Mounted on the dash to the left of the driver, a single press opens a menu on the Odyssey’s TFT meter display, where the driver can then turn functions on and off using steering wheel controls.

Powertrain
Odyssey drivers benefit from the confidence-inspiring power of a standard 3.5-liter V6 i-VTEC^® engine producing 280 horsepower (SAE net), mated to Honda’s refined and responsive 10-speed automatic transmission. Fuel efficiency is aided by Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM^®), with the capacity to seamlessly switch between three- and six-cylinder operation, helping Odyssey receive EPA fuel economy ratings of 19/28/22 mpg (city/highway/combined).

Powertrain Specs

Safety and Driver-Assistive Technologies
In addition to becoming standard across the lineup, Odyssey’s Honda Sensing^® suite is updated with expanded features and capability: a more advanced front radar unit enables Pedestrian Emergency Braking; Traffic Sign Recognition is newly added; and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) now includes Low-Speed Follow, which extends the automatic following capability to stop-and-go traffic situations down to 0 mph. The new Electric Brake Booster that enables ACC also enhances pedal feel for more confident braking.

Odyssey’s new Rear Seat Reminder system alerts drivers to check their rear seating area when exiting the vehicle after placing children, pets or other precious cargo there. When the vehicle is switched off, a chime sounds, and a message to check the rear seating area appears on the instrument panel. On Touring and Elite trims, the Rear-Seat Reminder system is integrated with the CabinWatch^® rear-seat camera system, the first integration of a rear-seat camera into a Rear Seat Reminder system in the industry. When activated, in addition to the audible and text warnings, the Rear-Seat Reminder uses the CabinWatch^® camera to display the rear seating area on the center console’s Display Audio screen.

Tragically, every year in the United States dozens of children die in vehicles from heat-related illnesses. In 2019, Honda joined other major automakers in pledging to install RSR systems in all of their vehicles by 2025, and Honda expects most of its models to feature the system by 2022.

The 2021 Odyssey earns a 5-star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA and is targeted to receive a Top Safety Pick rating from the IIHS, including the highest available rating of «Good» in all IIHS collision tests thanks to its second-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) structural design, and a «Superior» rating for frontal cash prevention. Also, the updated standard LED headlights have been designed to provide improved illumination, and are anticipated to achieve a score of «Good» in the rigorous IIHS headlight standard.

Trim Level Summary

About Honda
Honda offers a full line of reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies sold through over 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic and Accord passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan. Honda’s electrified vehicle lineup includes the Insight hybrid-electric sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V Hybrid, and the Clarity series. 

Honda has been producing automobiles in America for more than 35 years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2019, more than 90 percent of all Honda brand vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally sourced parts.

For More Information
Additional media information including detailed pricing features and high-resolution photography of all 2020 Honda models is available at hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at automobiles.honda.com.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Archipelago International, Southeast Asia’s largest privately owned and independent hotel operator, today announced that it has been awarded the management contracts for a further two hotels in Cuba. The first of these is the iconic Panorama Hotel in Havana. To be rebranded as the ASTON Panorama Hotel, the property, which first opened its doors in 2002, comprises 320 rooms and is best known for its impressive architectural design and superb location, facing the sea in the city’s Miramar district.

The second hotel is the Holguin Costa Verde Hotel, which will be rebranded as the ASTON Costa Verde Beach Resort. This resort is located in the Holguin region of Cuba on its northeastern coast and comprises 749 rooms, 4 pools, 9 restaurants and 7 bars offering a great selection of á la carte, buffet, beachside and poolside dining options.

Both hotels are due to open on 1^stDecember 2020 and will join Archipelago’s growing portfolio in Cuba, which includes the GRAND ASTON Cayo Las Brujas Beach Resort & Spa and two upcoming hotels, GRAND ASTON Varadero Beach Resort and GRAND ASTON La Habana Hotel, both currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2021.

«We are delighted to be given the opportunity by Grupo de Turismo Gaviota S.A. to introduce our very successful ASTON brand to Havana and Holguin, particularly at such landmark hotels. Since its opening, GRAND ASTON Cayo Las Brujas has consistently ranked as the No.1 hotel in its region for guest satisfaction and quality audits. This operational excellence is now more important than ever and will continue to be post Covid-19, as guests will expect and demand higher standards of hygiene and safety practices from hotels. Cuba is best positioned to alleviate these concerns, as it is recognized as one of the safest destinations in the world, has an excellent healthcare system and is taking a holistic approach as a nation to ensure its tourism offerings meet new standards and expectations», commented Gerard Byrne, Managing Director, Archipelago Overseas.

According to Archipelago’s President & CEO, John Flood «We will continue to invest in the resources needed to ensure that the hotels we manage and operate in Cuba perform above and beyond our guest’s expectations. There is no doubt that in the post pandemic travel context, Cuba will stand out as one of the world’s leading destinations for safe, healthy and environmentally friendly travel».

About Archipelago International

Archipelago International is one of the most trusted names in Asian hospitality, operating over 150 hotels with a further 50+ currently under development across Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East. With 20,000 rooms in more than 60 destinations, the Group’s brands include GRAND ASTON, ASTON, Collection by ASTON, The Alana, Huxley, Kamuela, Harper, Quest, NEO and favehotels.

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MADRID, 29 de julio de 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nuance^® Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) ha anunciado hoy que Cabify, ha incorporado su plataforma de interacción inteligente, Intelligent Engagement Platform,  para ampliar las posibilidades de su canal digital de servicios de atención al cliente y mejorar así la comunicación y experiencia de sus clientes. La IA conversacional de Nuance combina perfectamente la automatización con la asistencia humana, proporcionando un servicio personalizado e inmediato a los usuarios a través de los canales digitales.

Cabify ha confiado en la experiencia de Nuance para implementar ‘ABI’, su asistente virtual, y gestionar las solicitudes y preguntas tanto de clientes como conductores en ditintos idiomas, garantizando que los agentes físicos tengan el tiempo y la capacidad para abordar servicios más complejos. ABI ayuda respondiendo rápidamente las consultas de los pasajeros y de los conductores resolviendo cualquier tipo de duda relacionada con el trayecto o uso de la aplicación y dando soporte en la gestión de la documentación del conductor durante el proceso de onboarding, etc. La implementación de la tecnología de Nuance ha aumentado la rapidez de las comunicaciones con el cliente, con un 80 por ciento de consultas resueltas a la primera a través de ABI y una tasa de reconocimiento de la intención del motivo de la consulta del 93 por ciento.  Resultados que han permitido a los agentes de atención al cliente de Cabify trabajar de manera más eficiente y productiva.

La tecnología de Nuance proporciona la flexibilidad que necesita el servicio de atención al cliente de Cabify, presente en 11 países y disponible en varios idiomas, a la vez que permite la integración de plataformas como Facebook Messenger y WhatsApp, de modo que los clientes pueden contactar con Cabify fácilmente y en cualquier momento a través de estas. ABI está operativo en todos lo países donde opera Cabify: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, España, México, Panamá, Perú, Uruguay y República Dominicana.

«En el mercado de la movilidad, ser capaz de proporcionar un servicio al cliente rápido y eficiente es crucial, y es importantísimo que los conductores y los pasajeros puedan obtener respuestas rápidas a sus necesidades y peticiones, a través de los canales de comunicación que prefieran y se sientan más cómodos. Nuance nos ha ayudado a conseguir esto gracias a las posibilidades de la IA Conversacional,» destaca Jacobo Domínguez Blanco, Vicepresidente de Customer Experience y Operaciones en Cabify. «Con nuestro asistente virtual, nos hemos alejado de los canales tradicionales, automatizando los procesos de respuesta a las consultas de nuestros clientes. Además de agilizar las respuestas, los clientes han podido beneficiarse de la disponibilidad de los agentes físicos para resolver cuestiones mas personalizadas y complejas.»

Marco Piña, Director de Nuance Enterprise España, ha añadido que: «nuestro objetivo es ayudar a las organizaciones a liberar a sus empleados de ciertas tareas para que sean más eficientes y estratégicos para sus negocios, y estamos encantados de poder ayudar a Cabify a lograrlo. Como empresa con ambiciosos planes de crecimiento, Cabify ha colocado la experiencia del cliente en el centro del negocio, algo que creemos es la decisión correcta.»

Para más información sobre Nuance Intelligent Engagement Platform: pinche aquí.

Para saber más sobre el asistente virtual de Cabify, ABI, puede ver este video.

Sobre Cabify

Cabify miembro del Pacto Mundial de las Naciones Unidas desde 2018, conecta a los usuarios privados y las empresas con los medios de transporte que mejor se adaptan a sus necesidades. La compañía tiene más de 33 millones de usuarios registrados en todo el mundo, más de 400.000 conductores colaboradores y 65.000 clientes corporativos registrados. Su objetivo principal es hacer de las ciudades un lugar mejor para vivir. Para esto, tiene como objetivo crear un modelo de movilidad más eficiente a través de la tecnología, así como opciones de transporte de alta calidad, multimodales y seguras.

Fundada en 2011, en Madrid, Cabify se extendió unos meses más tarde a América Latina y actualmente está presente en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, España, México, Panamá, Perú, Uruguay y República Dominicana. Cabify se adapta a las particularidades de las casi 100 ciudades en las que opera. La compañía se destaca por invertir en talento local, generar empleos en una industria que está siendo transformada por la tecnología y a pagar impuestos sobre el 100% de sus operaciones en cada país en el que trabaja. Cabify, como parte de su compromiso de ser una emprea socialmente responsable y en línea con los ODS de la ONU, es el primer MaaS en América Latina y Europa en compensar el 100% de las emisiones de CO2 generadas por su operativa.

Sobre Nuance

Nuance Communications, Inc (NASDAQ: NUAN) es líder y pionero en innovaciones de Inteligencia Artificial conversacional que aportan inteligencia al trabajo y la vida diaria. La compañía ofrece soluciones que entienden, analizan y responden a las personas, amplificando la inteligencia humana para incrementar la productividad y la seguridad. Con décadas de especialización en IA, Nuance trabaja con miles de organizaciones globalmente en diferentes industrias, incluidas sanidad, servicios financieros, telecomunicaciones, gobierno y retail, para crear relaciones más fuertes y mejores experiencias para sus clientes y empleados. 

Para más información, visite http://www.nuance.es  

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