Amazon's Alexa to provide basis for voice assistant in BMW cars


FILED - Alexa, lock the doors: BMW drivers may soon find themselves speaking to Amazon's voice assistant, according to a planned collaboration between the two companies. — Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

WASHINGTON: Voice assistants are growing ever more important in cars, and while Google and Apple are increasing their foothold in automotive industry, Amazon has announced that BMW is set to rely on Alexa for future voice control software in its cars.

Amazon’s voice assistant is set to be available in the first BMW vehicles within the next two years, the companies said on Wednesday, announcing a further collaboration in future.

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