Once you turn your house into a smart home where you can turn the lights on and off with your voice, it’s hard to go back to flipping light switches — which is why I jumped at the chance to add Alexa to my car a few years ago. After getting a new truck earlier this year, though, my old data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/opinion/amazon-echo-auto-2-5-reasons-to-buy-and-3-reasons-to-skip” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/opinion/amazon-echo-auto-2-5-reasons-to-buy-and-3-reasons-to-skip”>Echo Auto sat in a box collecting dust. That was until data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/alexa-release-date-cost-devices-and-all-the-new-ai-features” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/alexa-release-date-cost-devices-and-all-the-new-ai-features”>Alexa+ came along.
As someone who covers tech for a living, there was one upgrade that was non-negotiable in my new vehicle: an infotainment screen. With my…

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