Future Relationship
While working from your car all day, it would be nice to feel closer to home—and that may be possible sometime in the near future. At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, representatives of Ford and Amazon presented their plan of connecting Fords Sync Connect and AppLink services with Amazon’s Echo home automation hub and its Alexa voice-concierge service. From the car, you would be able to access any of the Internet-enabled smart devices (lights, home security, thermostats, garage door openers, etc.) that are compatible with the Echo and Alexa, giving Alexa commands, such as open the garage door. You could do vice versa from home, such as asking Alexa if your car doors are locked. No release date has been set.
Learn more about Fords Sync Connect and AppLink.
