Agent device, method for controlling agent device, and storage medium

An agent device, comprising:

• a plurality of agent function units, each of the plurality of agent function units including a voice recognizer which recognizes a request included in an utterance of an occupant of a vehicle and configured to provide a service including outputting a response to an output unit in response to the occupant's utterance;
• and
• an agent selector configured to select an agent function unit which outputs a response to the occupant's utterance to the output unit on the basis of the results of a response of each of the plurality of agent function units with respect to the utterance of the occupant of the vehicle.

A method for controlling an agent device causing a computer to execute:

• starting up a plurality of agent function units each including a voice recognizer configured to recognize a request included in an utterance of an occupant of a vehicle;
• providing services including outputting a response to an output unit in response to the occupant's utterance as functions of the started-up agent function units;
• and selecting an agent function unit which outputs a response to the occupant's utterance to the output unit on the basis of the result of a response of each of the plurality of agent function units with respect to the utterance of the occupant of the vehicle.