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# Amazon Adds 1 Million Reasons Not To Use Your Car Radio
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/amazon-adds-1-million-reasons-to-not-use-your-car-radio/
- Published: 2019-01-10T11:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-10T11:03:00.000Z
- Description: Amazon is bringing Alexa voice control to the car. Announced in September, the Echo Auto is finally shipping to the more than one million drivers that pre-ordered it. To boost. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/01/amazon-adds-1-million-reasons-to-not-use-your-car-radio.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Tech, Radio & Satellite, Streaming, Amazon, car, DIY, DIY musicians, Echo Auto, indie, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, radio, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![image from images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3ad856f200d-200wi "image from images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3ad856f200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Amazon is bringing Alexa voice control to the car. Announced in September, the [Echo Auto](https://amzn.to/2M9vIsx?ref=hypebot.com) is finally shipping to the more than one million drivers that pre-ordered it. To boost sales farther, the[ Echo Auto is on sale for $24.99](https://amzn.to/2M9vIsx?ref=hypebot.com), a 50% savings. Add free Spotify and TuneIn accounts and any advantage held by broadcast radio and SiriusXM virtually disappears. [![image from images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3ad8544200d-500wi "image from images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3ad8544200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)''“We had over a million \[pre-order\] requests,”. Amazon Alexa VP Steve Rabuchin [said](https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/08/after-over-a-million-pre-orders-amazons-echo-auto-has-begun-to-ship/?ref=hypebot.com) at CES. “Now, we’re just starting to ship.”The [Echo Auto](https://amzn.to/2M9vIsx?ref=hypebot.com) connects to Alexa using your phone and plays through your car speakers. It includes Echo Auto Dash Mount.With eight microphones and far-field technology, Echo Auto can hear you over music, A/C, and road noise to activate commands to play music and podcasts, check the news, get directions via Waze, find the nearest gas station and more.