Alibaba’s smart speaker to feature in Audi, Renault, Honda cars


FILE PHOTO: A staff member sits next to smart speaker Tmall Genie during a demonstration to the media inside a room of Alibaba Group's futuristic FlyZoo hotel in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang

SHANGHAI: China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on June 11 said its voice-controlled assistant will feature in local vehicles from Audi AG, Renault SA and Honda Motor Co Ltd, as the tech giant expands in artificial intelligence.

The Tmall Genie Auto smart speaker will allow drivers to use voice commands to, for instance, place orders on Alibaba's online retail platform and buy movie tickets, Alibaba said at the CES Asia 2019 technology trade show in Shanghai.

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