That said, it's hard to imagine how Amazon could've retained all the digital assistant's smarts without Wi-Fi or a built-in speaker. These aren't major issues, but I would've liked to see Amazon work harder to make Alexa as at home on the road as it is in my living room. In both a 15-year-old Honda minivan and a brand-new Mustang convertible, I had the rig up and running within a minute. And the Echo Auto can connect to your sound system with the auxiliary cord or Bluetooth.
The power cable can plug into a USB charging port or into the lighter port if you use the included adapter. You connect the stand to a vent, use its magnetic pad to hold the device in place, plug it in and connect to the Alexa app on your phone via Bluetooth. Installation, especially if you already use Alexa, is as seamless as the product is simple. (It's not yet available in the UK or Australia, but the price converts to about £40 or AU$75.) For $50, you get a power cable, an auxiliary cord, a stand and the device itself: a small black box near the dimensions of an Altoids tin that features standard Action and Mute buttons, a light bar and eight far-field microphones. Amazon's Echo Auto is invitation-only at the moment, but it's easily polished enough to go to market.
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