9. The method set forth in claim 8 , wherein the pre-processed speech is decoded by applying at least one speech recognition model associated with the identified vehicle device.
8. A method of circumstantial speech recognition in a vehicle based on user interactivity with the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: receiving speech from a user in a vehicle via a microphone pre-processing the received speech; decoding the pre-processed speech into recognized speech data using an automatic speech recognition system; monitoring a plurality of different vehicle devices for interaction by the user using at least one processor located in the vehicle; and then identifying a vehicle device for user-intended automatic speech recognition (ASR) control if the user has interacted with the identified vehicle device within a predetermined elapsed time; and then controlling the identified vehicle device using the recognized speech data.