SmoothOperator
AI race engineer

AI race engineer for Gran Turismo 7

You race on the PlayStation and the engineer talks to you from the PC: your time on every lap, the corner where you lose time, how many laps the tank gives you and how the tyres are doing. No cables between the console and the computer.

What it tells you over the radio

Your laps, as you cross the line

Every lap time, your best lap of the session and when you beat your record with that car on that track.

Where you lose time

The coach learns the track as you drive and tells you which corner is costing you tenths compared with your own best lap. In GT7 it works with limits: the game publishes less than a PC sim.

Fuel

How many laps you have left at your real consumption, measured lap by lap.

Cold or overheated tyres

Tyre temperature, which is what GT7 publishes about them.

Hits, spins and your position

It warns you of a hit or a spin and tells you your position when it changes.

Feature by feature

  • SpotterNot available in this game
  • Corner coachWith limits
  • Braking beepNot tested on track
  • FuelWith limits
  • TyresWith limits
  • DamageNot available in this game
  • Rivals and gapsNot available in this game
  • Pit by voiceNot available in this game
  • DRS / ERSNot available in this game
  • FlagsNot available in this game
  • WeatherNot available in this game

It comes straight from the app's code and is updated along with it. “Not yet tested on track” means it's built but nobody has driven it with this game yet.

What this game doesn't publish

GT7 runs on your PlayStation and publishes little: your laps and times, your fuel, tyre temperature, your hits and your own position. It does not publish rivals, flags, pit lane, wear, pressure or damage: the engineer says nothing about those, so as not to make it up.

Full Gran Turismo 7 breakdown: every callout, one by one

How to connect

  1. 1

    Install SmoothOperator on a Windows PC on the same network as your PlayStation 4 or 5.

  2. 2

    Start Gran Turismo 7 and go out on track with the app open. Nothing to enable on the console: GT7 sends its telemetry to whoever asks for it on the network.

  3. 3

    If nothing shows up within a minute, type the PlayStation's IP address into the app's settings (on the console: Settings → Network → View Connection Status). A wired connection works better than Wi-Fi.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work with Gran Turismo 7 on PS4 and PS5?

Yes. The app runs on your Windows PC and receives the console's telemetry over your home network. Nothing is installed on the PlayStation.

Why doesn't it call out rivals or flags in GT7?

Because GT7 doesn't publish them. Its telemetry has your laps, your fuel, your tyre temperatures, your hits and your position, but not where the other cars are, or flags, tyre wear, pressure or damage. The engineer doesn't make up what the game doesn't measure.

Can I use it with SimHub or a motion rig?

Yes. If another program is already listening to the console, the app detects it and tells you which port to set in that program so both get the data.

Which languages does it speak?

English, Spanish and Catalan: the voice and the whole app. Each language has its own engineer voice, which runs on your PC without a connection.

Can I use it now?

Right now we are in private beta: we open seats in batches and let you know by email. Joining the waitlist is free; the plans we intend to offer are on the Pricing page.

Do I need an internet connection?

To download the voice pack the first time, yes. After that, the callouts play from clips stored on your PC, even offline. Talking to the AI does need a connection.

Sign up and we'll let you know.

Right now we are in private beta: we open seats in batches and let you know by email. Joining the waitlist is free; the plans we intend to offer are on the Pricing page.

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