Toyota brings digital experiences to their customers using voice and AI

Our teams have collaborated over the last year to bring this exciting partnership to fruition with an integration of the world's leading voice assistant and artificial intelligence driven digital experience into Toyota vehicles. I really enjoyed the conversation with Spencer Soper at Bloomberg. The journey is just starting with the transformation of the digital cockpit! 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-09/amazon-s-alexa-voice-assistant-coming-to-toyota-s-cars-this-year?embedded-checkout=true



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