Amazon's Alexa assistant will offer directions, other help in new GM cars

If you're still waiting for the Amazon Echo Auto device to bring Alexa into your car, new General Motors vehicles will deliver the digital assistant directly to your drive.

Starting next year, Alexa will be built into infotainment systems for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac drivers with 2018 and newer models. (Since newer GM systems are updatable, they will be compatible with the new Alexa integration.)

Instead of using the Echo Auto device, which has slowly rolled out for $49.99 throughout the year, drivers and passengers can wake up Alexa within the car's center console. From within the car you can ask Alexa for directions to an address or a more vague "coffee shop." This will bring up navigation tools in the car, like maps or audio directions. Read more...