India’s Sarvam wants to bring its AI models to feature phones, cars and smart glasses
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Source: TechCrunchFebruary 18, 2026
Summary
Sarvam, an Indian AI company, is deploying lightweight AI models on feature phones, cars, and smart glasses by using edge AI (running AI directly on devices rather than sending data to remote servers). The company's models require only megabytes of storage, work on existing phone processors, and can function offline, with partnerships including Nokia phones through HMD and car integration with Bosch.
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Original source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/indias-sarvam-wants-to-bring-its-ai-models-to-feature-phones-cars-and-smart-glasses/
First tracked: February 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%