110 years later, a conversational assistant is another step in automotive innovation - Internet of Things blog

In 1908, automobiles had already been around for decades. Yet they were still a novelty; expensive and out of reach for most Americans. But that all that changed when the first Ford Model T was assembled in Detroit, Michigan. It was a car built for the middle class. It wasn't cheap at $825 (or about $18,000 by today's standards) but it was much less expensive than previous vehicles.