Mercedes-Benz Adds Google Assistant and Amazon's Alexa to New Models

In order to make vehicle infotainment life easier for Mercedes-Benz drivers, the brand has opted to add Google Assistant and Amazon's Alexa into all 2016 and 2017 Mercedes-Benz vehicles. This means owners can interact, start and ready their vehicle while still in their home. As you can see in the video below, the home concierge devices will transfer their abilities into the car, but only to an extent. Both Google Assistant and Alexa will send prompts to the Mercedes-Benz infotainment system, but owners can not interact with Google Assistant or Alexa from inside their car--they can only click yes or no. Although these digital helpers are a welcomed addition to the modern infotainment system, they could potentially be viewed as an additional distraction.