Technology

'OK, Google, tell Mercedes Me to start my car'

The first phase of Mercedes' service enables speech-activated assistants such as Google's.
May 07, 2017 05:00 AM
Nils SchanzMercedes-Benz

"We are doing this because we want to reduce driver distraction."

Owners of 2016 and 2017 Mercedes-Benz models can now ask Google's or Amazon's in-home digital assistants to help them handle car-related tasks -- for instance, lock their vehicle remotely or look up a coffee shop address and send it to a vehicle's navigation system.

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