My colleagues at Ford in waterloo worked on the GUI and another works on the connectivity. He has a mock console in his office hooked up to his computer as he develops, fixes bugs. We then take the vehicle out for test drives over the weekends to document bugs and give feedback to developers.
Can you give some examples of how you use it? I’ve had one for months and can’t figure out the utility of it.
MexiCanuck wrote: ↑ Can you give some examples of how you use it? I’ve had one for months and can’t figure out the utility of it.
Couldn't you do the same using your phone?zdpz wrote: ↑ Alexa I'm home , sets the temperature to what I want, turns on all the outdoor lights, etc. I stopped doing geotagging because it would get triggered when I was just passing by my house.
Alexa make an announcement ( when no one is answering the phone, ALLL the Alexa dots at home become an intercom)
Alexa pop up a map with directions to the nearest Tim Hortons
Alexa play blag blah on Spotify
Alexa make a note to add xyz to my grocery list
Alexa is the front door locked? ( When you forgot to lock or Aren't sure)
Alexa turn on vacation. Mode or away mode
Alexa turn off house lights
Stc
You could do the same using remote controls too...it's all about the User Experience. Using your phone clicking around and if you have an iPhone it's even worse. If you have Android you have Google assistant. The Alexa echo auto is natively supported, has a great simple interface, a lot better sound attentuation, and works on the drop of a hat everytime.
If you have Android auto just curious, why would you need this?zdpz wrote: ↑ Alexa I'm home , sets the temperature to what I want, turns on all the outdoor lights, etc. I stopped doing geotagging because it would get triggered when I was just passing by my house.
Alexa make an announcement ( when no one is answering the phone, ALLL the Alexa dots at home become an intercom)
Alexa pop up a map with directions to the nearest Tim Hortons
Alexa play blag blah on Spotify
Alexa make a note to add xyz to my grocery list
Alexa is the front door locked? ( When you forgot to lock or Aren't sure)
Alexa turn on vacation. Mode or away mode
Alexa turn off house lights
Stc
The microphone reception is amazing. It hears you over loud music or if your kids in the backseat want to tell Alexa to play a certain song.
Thanks for your input.zdpz wrote: ↑ You could do the same using remote controls too...it's all about the User Experience. Using your phone clicking around and if you have an iPhone it's even worse. If you have Android you have Google assistant. The Alexa echo auto is natively supported, has a great simple interface, a lot better sound attentuation, and works on the drop of a hat everytime.
Do you use your phone to control your home automation when you're at home or your smart speakers? Same thing here.
It's a matter of personal preference and most people will be pleasently surprised at the ease of use of the echo auto vs using your phone. It's not a life changer, just an iterative improvement over a phone with the Alexa app.
As the other poster mentioned, Amazon has really done well with their far field technology. Also, when you're using your phone for calls you can't do many things this just gives you a dedicated interface. The best way to describe it is it gives you the convenience of having that same smart speaker experience at home but in a moving vehicle. Because even at home you can get your phone assistant to do everything, but you must have already experienced the great convenience and benefit of having a smart speaker instead
I’ve been using Siri to open the Alexa app, then I can Alexa away on my phone. I’m still confused as to what the advantage for this device is. With that being said, I like the Echoes I have around the house, but it’s voice recognition is pretty shitty compare to Siri. I ask it to play something and it ends up playing some totally different thing. That being said, I still enjoy using it for streaming music.
