In honor of Alexa’s 5th birthday, we asked a few skill developers to share their reflections on voice and what it’s been like building with Alexa over the last several years.

There are Alexa skills that help with navigation, parking, gas, roadside assistance, and keep you entertained while you are on the go.

Starting October 8, we are expanding Alexa Voice Service capabilities by bringing the Portuguese language to customers across Brazil.

Alexa now supports voice interactions in Hindi in addition to other supported languages. Starting early October, we will support US Spanish and enable Multilingual Mode, which allows Alexa to switch between two languages.

Today, Amazon announced version 2.0 of the Alexa Auto SDK, which now includes a full-suite of offline, in addition to online, functionality for accessing Alexa in the car, including: music and radio, search and navigation, calling and messaging, and car control.

If you are at IFA in Berlin, we encourage you to stop by the Amazon Alexa exhibit (Stand 201 in Hall 26) where we will showcase new products and solutions for developers.

As voice interfaces become mainstream entertainment and productivity tools, they will help facilitate the interaction between vehicle and driver from manual to autonomous experiences.

In the Smart Garage, attendees could get a look at the Rivian truck and the Cybic E-bike before they are available to the public, as well as three aftermarket devices from Anker Roav, Nextbase, and iOttie.

Announcing the BuddyTalk series, a new family of white-box solutions from InnoMedia for residential, small business, and enterprise users. The product family consists of a voice-enabled intelligent speakerphone and smart speaker system with Alexa built-in.

The AVS Solution Provider Program has resulted in a comprehensive portfolio of solutions from 18 SIs, 14 ODMs, and 12 development kit providers. 

Today, we’re excited to announce that developers can now start building Alexa skills for customers in India using the new Hindi voice model of Alexa Skills Kit (ASK).

デバイスメーカーがヘッドフォン、イヤフォン、ヘッドセットやその他BluetoothデバイスにAlexa体験を追加できる機能やソリューションをご紹介します。

We are excited to announce expanded features and solutions that enable device makers to bring Alexa experiences to headphones, earbuds, headsets, and other Bluetooth devices. 

With Role Based Access Control, AVS Developer Portal account administrators assign roles to users in their account and control the functionalities their users can access.

Amazon Alexa’s in-vehicle voice-first experience won TU-Automotive’s Best Auto Mobility Product/Service award for 2019.