The 2015 Hyundai Sonata was the first car installed with Android Auto at launch making Hyundai pretty quick to take advantage of Google feature over the years. The company has announced that users of Hyundai's Blue Link service can now use Google Home to give commands to their cars, Hyundai announced at CES 2017.
According to Android Police, Blue Link is the connected car service Hyundai uses to manage the smart features in its vehicles. The cost is $110 per year, and provides remote access to one's car via the web and the Blue Link app. Thus, the Assistant commands are not completely new features, rather, one more way to communicate with the purchased vehicle. The Blue Link app has not established the best reputation but the voice commands can be used anyway.
Hyundai can support spoken commands like "start my car" and "lock the doors" using Google Home. For security reasons, directions can even be looked up by using voice. The functionality largely reflects what Hyundai already launched for the Amazon Alexa service, which uses the Amazon Echo speaker system.
As with the newly announced Google service, it permits Hyundai owners to lock, unlock, start, and send directions to their car through the Blue Link service. Owners can even ask Google to start, stop, or manage charging times for the car on plug-in vehicles, like the Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid, according to Motor1.
Miles Johnson, Hyundai spokesman, says that the Amazon Blue Link integration has been a hit with owners. He told Motor1 that the people that use it absolutely love it. Hyundai has long worked with Google, and last year, said that it might partner with the said technology company on other connectivity products. Hyundai is also developing a special, Hyundai-specific version of Android Auto for its future models.
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