Here is Google's vision for the future of computing: As you drive home from work, you tell your car, “Ok, Google,” triggering the company's Assistant. You order food, the digital helper handles the transaction and makes sure it's ready when you arrive.
Right now, Amazon.com Inc and its Alexa digital assistant are closer to realising that goal, having cut a deal this year with Ford Motor Co to let drivers search, shop and control other devices by voice from their vehicles.
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