2026.2.2

⭐ Preferred GPU selection for Local Neural Recognition

• Added a Preferred Local AI GPU setting for Local Neural Recognition so multi-GPU PCs can choose which GPU DRE should use for local speech recognition and future AI work.
• You can leave it on Default GPU for the normal Neural Recognition behavior, or pick a specific internal or discrete GPU when DRE detects more than one physical GPU.
• The setting only appears when Local recognition is selected, and your runtime order includes CUDA or Vulkan.

🔄 Safer Local Neural Recognition GPU fallback

• Improved Local Neural Recognition startup so DRE resets the selected GPU back to Default GPU if that GPU cannot be used.
• DRE will not silently use a different selected GPU when the chosen adapter cannot be matched safely.
• Added clearer logs for the selected GPU, attempted runtime, resolved device, skip reason, and reset reason.

✅ Fixed an iRacing issue where DRE could see the pace car but not follow its live position, causing some pace-car and pacing calls to be missing or wrong.

✅ Local Neural Recognition heard a click at the start of mic input

• Fixed Local Neural Recognition audio input so Whisper receives clean mic audio at the start of each command instead of a short, loud click.

✅ Local Neural Recognition shortened voice commands

• Fixed Local Neural Recognition so longer Push-To-Talk commands are less likely to collapse into one or two wrong words.

✅ Bugs caught by the bug tracker

🐛 Known Issues

• Potential issues with Fuel Fill Rates in iRacing sessions that use new Regulations rule sets, which may alter the fill rates. Investigating…
• None 🎉 Found a bug?