‘Hey Alexa, where’s my delivery?’ XPO Logistics unveils voice tracking


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 19 Apr 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices, behind, sit near illuminated Echo Button devices during an event announcing several new Amazon products by the company in Seattle. Amazon is expanding its home-security business by buying Ring, the maker of Wi-Fi-connected doorbells. The deal comes months after the online retailer started selling its own Wi-Fi-connected indoor security cameras, which work with its voice-assistant Alexa. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

ATLANTA: XPO Logistics Inc, the largest provider of last-mile deliveries for heavy and bulky items in North America, unveiled on April 18 voice-enabled delivery tracking through Amazon.com Inc's Echo or Alphabet Inc's Google Home speakers.

XPO believes it is the first large delivery and warehousing company in the world to offer consumers the ability to get delivery tracking updates, or schedule and reschedule deliveries, using smart speakers, the company said at a conference in Atlanta.

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