Audi E-tron is getting full Alexa integration to bolster its high-tech credentials

Audi’s new fully electric E-tron SUV will be the car maker’s first vehicle to integrate Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, offering “many” of the same features that you can find on the Amazon Echo smart speaker in North America and Europe.

After linking the car to your Amazon account, you’ll be able to use your voice to issue a standard range of Alexa commands to playback music, access weather information, add items to your to-do list, order food for your arrival, and even control any Alexa-enabled devices you might have at home.

Audi advertises that all of this functionality can be accessed without needing a smartphone; but it doesn’t appear to be entirely hands free. In an advert promoting the functionality, Audi shows a driver…

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