Nuance Communications, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NUAN) is considering strategic options for its automotive business, people with knowledge of the matter said, according to Bloomberg. Nuance is working with investment bank Evercore Inc. on the process, which could include selling part or all of the business, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the details aren’t public. The company could receive as much as $1.5 billion in a sale, the people said. Representatives for Evercore and Burlington, Massachusetts-based Nuance declined to comment.