ALEXA Voice Commands - as of Software Version 2022.7

[crashmtb]

@Iwantatesla can you change "Alexa" to another name? Like "Geralt"? AFAF

i want to set it to "truckasaurus"

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[Inkedsphynx]

Interesting you can turn on/off and adjust the heated seats, but not the cooling/ventilation?

 

[Zac]

Can you ask Alexa to set the drive mode, ride height, or regen? I asked the guy when we test drive and he had no idea.

 

[godfodder0901]

Can you ask Alexa to set the drive mode, ride height, or regen? I asked the guy when we test drive and he had no idea.

No. Most things that could impact how you drive won't be available. Think about the rear passengers yelling Alexa commands and changing you to Off-Road Rally while merging onto the highway. If you have kids like mine, you'll be SOOO happy that this is the case!

 

[Tim-in-CA]

Yes, via Alexa.

You can use Bluetooth if you want, but Alexa will play Amazon Music through her skill without even having a phone connected and provide much better quality if you pay for the HD option.

i was told that as a follow up to my Venice hub visit. Good to see other services as well. SXM via Alexa will help ease the pain of not having an actual SXM radio in the vehicle but does require good cell service.

 

[Rivian_Hugh_III]

Could it be that Rivian signed a secret agreement with Amazon to make Alexa the exclusive electronic assistant in the Rivian until a date certain? This could explain why no CarPlay.

Honestly, I don't have Alexa, I don't think I've said "Alexa, ..." in my life and I like it that way. Rivian will make me break the seal on that.

And if, "Alexa, add [item] to grocery list" adds the item to an Amazon grocery list that syncs with other Alexa devices and an Amazon cloud list somewhere... well I may be tempted to jump in with both feet.

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[Riviot]

Could it be that Rivian signed a secret agreement with Amazon to make Alexa the exclusive electronic assistant in the Rivian until a date certain? This could explain why no CarPlay.

Honestly, I don't have Alexa, I don't think I've ever said "Alexa,..." in my life. I like it that way. But my Rivian will make me break the seal on that.

And if, "Alexa, add [item] to grocery list" adds the item to an Amazon grocery list that syncs with other Alexa devices and an Amazon cloud list somewhere... well I may be tempted to jump in with both feet.

Schrewd

Would it help if you could change the "Alexa" name prompt to Siri?

I don't know how these device things work, I'm coming from a 2000 Land Rover and a Pixel 1...

 

[AllInev]

No. Most things that could impact how you drive won't be available. Think about the rear passengers yelling Alexa commands and changing you to Off-Road Rally while merging onto the highway. If you have kids like mine, you'll be SOOO happy that this is the case!

Interesting. Technically the truck can figure out there's no passengers so it should/could allow voice-activated drive-mode changes by the driver. That would be useful given how clumsy it is to change drive modes via screen UI.

 

[C.R. Rivian]

In addition to name change, wondering if you can change the response voice...the Samuel Jackson in explicit mode, for example...imagine you have snakes in your mf truck... Amazon.com: Samuel L. Jackson–celebrity personality for Alexa : Alexa Skills

 

[Scott]

Can you turn off the alexa "always on" mic and make her be driven by a steering wheel button instead of saying "Hey Alexa?"

I despise always on microphones, but like voice controls

 

[R1T7777]

Wow - thanks, that's really helpful. I'm assuming you need to log into your Amazon account as well for all of this to work? If that's the case, can I also use Alexa in my house for climate control or to check battery levels? There was a 3rd party app that allowed this for my Tesla - I could ask Alexa to warm up my car or ask what the charge status was, which was pretty handy (not that opening the app was any sort of massive burden).

Anyone with Alexa know if I can ask my Google Assiyto tell Alexa to do things, or would I have to get some sort of Alexa device?

 

[godfodder0901]

Can you turn off the alexa "always on" mic and make her be driven by a steering wheel button instead of saying "Hey Alexa?"

I despise always on microphones, but like voice controls

Yes.

 

[Scott]

Yes.

Awesome, thanks!

 

[buddha2lotus]

i was told that as a follow up to my Venice hub visit. Good to see other services as well. SXM via Alexa will help ease the pain of not having an actual SXM radio in the vehicle but does require good cell service.

From experience, streaming XM sounds much better than using actual XM in cars. The satellite signal just can’t provide the same amount of fidelity as cellular.

 

[Riviot]

Yes.

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