Amazon - Echo Auto Smart Speaker with Alexa - Black

This echo connect easily connected to my Acura, I was able to connect to the app, now I can control my whole automated house hands free while driving. My only issue is with the mount I wanted to add to my dash as the provided mount was not useful connected to my air vents. So I got some Velcro from EZ-pass location and mounted just like my Ez-pass. Amazon please consider a different mounting strategy.

Easy setup took less than 5min for me I like to read instructions. Paired easily with my phone and car, then only issue I have is sometimes it has a short pause/ cutout. Other than that I love it, always love listening to my favs on long drives without having to reach for the phone. Simple voice command and she starts playing your station.

Works great to access Amazon services but Amazon wants ALL your info. If you want to text someone they have to be on Amazon's list. It's very easy to call up music but not to call up Siri. My car is older so the bluetooth in the car is relatively primitive. I could receive telephone calls easily but making calls was downright dangerous, so I unpaired my phone. I ended up with two Bluetooth devices in my car, a microphone and speaker for the telephone and communication, and the Echo for entertainment. This Amazon Echo is attached to my audio line input and enables me to have some of the current streaming technology. It's not perfect but it's the best solution that I've found so far for my situation.

The best thing I had in my car Once you connect it to your phone and car you don’t have to do it again

I am an avid user of these Alexa products but did not see the benefit of a version for a vehicle. I truck had all of the features I needed. I recently purchased a fully loaded from the factory (previous one was all after market) truck and it did not have BT audio even though it had phone connectivity. I found myself missing BT audio more than I thought. I tried a couple of products and reluctantly tried this one. It gave me BT audio and more. There are a few drawbacks for me but those are out weighed by the benefits. One that I would like to see changed on the next version is its own speaker for Alexa responses. At present your stereo has to be tuned to the correct input for all audio from Alexa. If I just want to ask a simple question or quick request I will not hear anything unless my stereo is on AUX. I think Alexa should be heard through it’s own speaker and any music, podcasts, Audibles, etc could then come from the BT or AUX connection. This way if I am listening to FM or XM I could still uses Alexa.

A niche product for a niche audience. I am a part of that audience. Old cars don't have all the fancy new lights and cameras of the new cars, and old cars don't have microphones or Bluetooth tech in them. I bought this to add life to my car as I already had a smartphone, and with a simple plug and play style of installation, I got my car a fully functional Alexa. The necessary component to this microphone wafer is your phone, and it can be in your pocket, your bag, or fallen between the seat and the door. The only problem? Alexa can get dumb, and I mean really dumb. She can listen to one instruction for one second, but if you did something on your phone to change directions, she will have no idea how to pause your music or anything until you restart your apps. I think this is only a few patches away from being fixed in the Alexa app (a requirement to use the device), but for the time being she is a fancy tool with a pea brain. It's a good device that only messes up when you let Jesus take the wheel. P.S. Wait for a sale.

Not really sure what I expected from this. I bought this to have the bluetooth ability in my 07 Mustang- which that part works really well. I also like that i can control my house from my car if i need to, or ask directions- HOWEVER when using Waze when I ask Alexa to get me directions it has me open my phone and open waze..which sort of defeats the purpose of handsfree. I also cannot ask Alexa to call people , I have to ask Siri- which gets confusing with so many AI assistants in my car sometimes.. However the bluetooth functionality from my phone works great- the Alexa portion needs work to integrate a bit more w/ my phone. I bought it with points, so it was no money out of my pocket, so it's a fun little gadget.

I got this after looking for easy options to connect my phone to the car via bluetooth since my 2009 Honda doesn't have bluetooth capability. Prior to this, I was using an Aux cable that worked well until the cable developed a short and then would only play on speakers on one side of the car. I wanted to eliminate the cable so I looked at bluetooth receiver options and happened to stumble across this Echo Auto while browsing in the store. The cost of this device isn't that much more than the better bluetooth adapter options so I decided to give this a try. I'm glad I did because this device hasn't disappointed. Even when playing music loud, the device can hear me when I give a voice command. The vent stand that comes with the device would work fine but I didn't want mine blocking the vent so I attached a magnet to the dashboard under my steering wheel so it would be out of the way and so the 2 cables wouldn't be as noticeable. Playing games with Alexa via this device helps pass the time while driving around town when I'm not in the mood for listening to music and I really enjoy asking what happened this day in history and getting to learn something while I'm otherwise occupied. Now I want one in our other car that has bluetooth capability just to bring Alexa along. The only minor issue I have is that when I'm trying to give a command right after leaving the house it takes a short drive before my phone drops my home wifi connection and shifts to a cellular connection. But this really is a very minor issue and is more of a problem for the phone than it is for the Echo Auto.