Drive with Amazon's "Echo Dot" in a car.How is it for Ferrari or open cars?

It is very convenient to be able to check and operate hands -free, such as "Alexa, music, music!" "Alexa, what time?" "Alexa, the weather?"In fact, the fact that AI audio assistants are being installed at automakers in recent months is as mentioned in the following article in Robosta, and voice operation in the car will continue to increase in the future.Conceivable.

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This time, I would like to make a review by actually using the in -vehicle AI audio assistant.However, it is not a vehicle equipped with Amazon Alexa, a manufacturer official, but a review in the style of on -board Amazon Echo Dot.

In order to operate Amazon Echo in -board, the following three items are required.

First, I would like to prepare Amazon Echo Dot from the Amazon Echo family.The reason for the Echo dot is that it is small and easy to inhabit, and that the power port is not a proprietary specification but a micro USB.Regardless of the size of the Echo 2nd generation and Echo Plus, it is not suitable for in -vehicles that it is difficult to operate a mobile battery on a dedicated power port.

Amazon Echo requires a mobile Wi -Fi router because it needs to operate in a wireless LAN environment.

A mobile battery is required for power supply of Echo Dot and mobile Wi-Fi router.Or if there is an adapter that can take a USB power from the in -vehicle cigar socket, it can be substituted.Of course, a USB cable that connects the battery and the device is also required.This is the Amazon Echo Dot set in the car.Here are some of the results of trying this in some models.

This season is the perfect season for open cars (midsummer is too hot to open cars). So first of all, we performed in -vehicle tests with an open car. Caterham Seven Sprint. It looks old, but it is a new model of the 2017 model. However, there are no comfortable equipment such as power steering, air conditioning, audio, or navigation. In the first place, the front window and side doors are optional cars. That's why I thought it would be useful if I had Amazon Echo. Echo dot was installed on the body side and fixed with a surface zipper. I used black Echo dot in a genuine fabric case of charcoal, consciously of the car. Mobile batteries and mobile Wi -Fi routers were installed in the passenger seat. In conclusion, it can be used normally if you are stopped. However, during the driving, the road nose and the wind sound were too strong, and the accuracy of voice recognition fell significantly and was not practical. Also, even if you play music, you can hardly hear if the speed rises. However, this is not an Amazon Echo problem, but a car problem ...

Following the open car, we tested with a covered car.Ferrari F355 Challenge.It is a one -make race vehicle of Ferrari V8 midship model.This is not an Amazon Echo, but no air conditioner, car stereo or navigation.Instead, roll cages, full bucket seats, fire extinguishers, etc. are standard equipment.Installed in the center console.Amazon Echo Dot's blue LED ring stands out in the atmosphere of a man's workplace.Even in the idling state, the sound pressure of the engine sound and the exhaust notebook is not extraordinary, so the accuracy of voice recognition is already low.When I started running, the inside of the car was completely wrapped in noise, and voice recognition and voice synthesis did not work at all.At present, the Amazon Echo is not recommended for Ferrari riding.

Then I tested it with an old ordinary car. Aside from whether a car 28 years ago is normal. 1989 BMW 325i Touring. The silky inline six -cylinder engine is extremely quiet. Of course, compared to the above two. First installed in front of the meter panel. We reviewed the location to hide some warning lights. It seems good to put it in the center console accessories. And the actual usability could be used without any problems while stopping while stopping. Since car stereo has an external input terminal, it is wonderful that you can enjoy the sound of Amazon Echo from the speaker mounted on the car if you connect it to Amazon Echo's audio output. In this case, you can use Amazon Music Unlimited instead of the BGM of the drive. If you simply listen, you can just connect your smartphone to a car stereo, but if you are via Amazon Echo, you can instruct the selection of songs, artists, playlists, etc. by hand -free. This is a very valuable mechanism while driving. Of course, it can be used for use other than music. You can listen to the Robo Ta News in the car.

Alexa -equipped portable navigation "GARMIN SPEAK" introduced earlier.If this is released in Japan, I would like to use it.

I thought this:

I think it would be nice if there was a smart speaker that canceled noise such as road noise, wind sound, and exhaust sound for the car.There is no problem if it is a quiet car, but in the case of open cars and sports cars, it is difficult to operate voice in the same way as using in the room.

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