BYD vehicles will now have in-car Karaoke microphones available, provided by Singing Machine, one of the world’s leading consumer karaoke companies. Designed for seamless integration with the Stingray Karaoke app and BYD’s in-vehicle infotainment system, this innovative product marks a first-of-its-kind collaboration. The partnership will introduce advanced karaoke features, including proprietary technology for vocal enhancements such as dynamic vocal effects and real-time pitch detection for karaoke scoring.
Learn more about BYD Karaoke features here.
Singing Machine’s new microphones, co-developed with BYD Automotive Product Strategy and the New Technology Research Institute, will be manufactured by BYD Electronics and are set to debut during Christmas events in Brazil and Europe. Starting in early 2025, this feature will be available in an expanding range of BYD vehicles worldwide. Consumers may check with their local dealerships for availability updates.
BYD’s infotainment system will support dozens of languages and offer an intuitive user interface. BYD owners can access Stingray’s massive international song catalog, browsable by title, artist, lyrics, or genre. BYD and Stingray have collaborated to prioritize customers’ safety by deactivating the scrolling karaoke lyrics on the center console, visible to the driver, while the vehicle is in drive mode. In addition, the teams have innovatively introduced a Passenger App, which allows passengers to use their mobile devices to view lyrics, control the song selection, fast forward, skip ahead, and more while the audio plays through the vehicle sound system.
As the world’s leading manufacturer of new-energy vehicles, with over nine million units produced, BYD remains dedicated to innovation and delivering cutting-edge technologies to its customers. Building on a successful partnership with Stingray, established in 2023, which introduced the Stingray Karaoke app to millions of BYD users globally, the collaboration is set to expand with exciting new features. These enhancements will include a karaoke gaming and scoring mode, offering a fun, interactive experience with a growing selection of popular songs across genres such as pop, rock, Disney, and holiday classics. Future updates will also introduce live pitch correction, a unique feature that adjusts the singer’s voice in real time to stay perfectly in tune with the song’s melody.
BYD is thrilled to revolutionize the in-car entertainment experience by integrating Singing Machine’s microphone and the Stingray Karaoke service into BYD vehicles
“We’re thrilled to be working with our strategic partner, Stingray, to bring the latest karaoke technology and features to BYD customers throughout the world,” said Gary Atkinson, CEO of Singing Machine. “BYD is the perfect launch partner for such a groundbreaking karaoke partnership. We’re excited to share the joy of karaoke to an entirely new global audience.”
“BYD is thrilled to revolutionize the in-car entertainment experience by integrating Singing Machine’s microphone and the Stingray Karaoke service into BYD vehicles,” said Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD and CEO of BYD Americas. “By enabling scoring as a standard feature in our cars, we’re transforming every journey into a memorable and interactive experience for our customers worldwide. Our commitment to innovation ensures that driving a BYD is not only about reaching your destination but enjoying every moment along the way.”
“We’re excited to collaborate with Singing Machine and BYD to bring a state-of-the-art karaoke experience to BYD vehicles,” said Jim Riley, President of US Division at Stingray. “Our new gaming and scoring mode combined with lead melody pitch detection, turns in-car karaoke into a dynamic and interactive activity, setting a new benchmark for road entertainment.”
Karaoke Product Features:
● Professional wireless karaoke microphones integrated into BYD’s infotainment system.
● Stingray’s Automotive Karaoke App includes more than 100,000 licensed songs – from today’s top charting artists to yesterday’s legends, in all the most popular genres – including pop, rock, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap, K-Pop, Disney and more!
● Karaoke gaming and scoring mode, providing an engaging experience with a wide selection of tracks, including popular songs across various genres.
● Safety first – While parked, passengers can scroll lyrics on the infotainment screen to help sing along to their favorite song, whether they’re the driver or front-seat passenger. When the vehicle is in motion, scrolling lyrics are synched on mobile devices via the Passenger App(TM) by scanning the QR code on the infotainment screen.
