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How? Through your phone? Audible isn't integrated in the vehicle, so how does Alexa control it?
I'm new to Alexa so I was surprised to learn that your phone doesn't have to be present. Once you link your Alexa account to the vehicle and to your streaming provider (Audible, Pandora, etc.) that linkage lives in the cloud. Any Alexa request that the vehicle doesn't natively recognize gets sent to the cloud service for processing.
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"any navigation command generally works" - lol, I wish. Alexa is an embarrassment. I can't believe anyone actually uses it if they have a choice. I ask it to navigate to a contact, no idea what I'm talking about. I ask it to navigate to the address by spelling the whole thing out, doesn't understand what I'm saying, repeats back the wrong address. I'm visiting Milwaukee and ask it to navigate to the nearest <name your store> and it thinks I'm back home two hours away. It's been so utterly useless that I've honestly been astounded. Yesterday, I asked it to turn on the heated steering wheel, figuring that's a simple enough command. Nope, no idea what I'm asking for. What a joke.
I use Alexa all the time to navigate to various places and have no issues at all. she has always been spot on for me. Even going to other states etc.
 

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Wow, I find Alexa very helpful! I don't know how many times me and the family have a question that we just ask Alexa to answer for us. She's been pretty flawless for us.
I agree. I use her for everything in my R1S. Weather, how old was John Bonham when he died, what time my pharmacy opened..... She was correct everytime. I use her exactly like the one have home. she will turn my lights on inside the car, heat, everything. I love it!
 

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I use Alexa all the time to navigate to various places and have no issues at all. she has always been spot on for me. Even going to other states etc.
works like dog shit for me as well... also spotify never works right
 

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Here's a text based version of Alexa commands from the current owners manual:


Things You Can Ask Alexa....

Car Controls

“Alexa, open/close the hood/front trunk.”
“Alexa, open/close the charge door.”
“Alexa, open the tailgate.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the rear light.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the front reading light.”
“Alexa, set the screen brightness to low/medium/high.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the ambient light/lighting.”
“Alexa, set the ambient light/lighting to low/medium/max."

Climate and Comfort
“Alexa, set the temperature to 70.”
“Alexa, set the driver/passenger temperature to 70.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the air conditioning.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the steering wheel heat.”
"Alexa, turn on/off the driver's/passenger's seat heat."
“Alexa, set the driver's/passenger's seat heat to low/medium/high.”
“Alexa, turn on/off climate sync.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the front/rear defrost.”
"Alexa, turn on/off air recirculation.”
“Alexa, set the temperature to low/min/medium/max/high.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the fan.”
"Alexa, set the fan to min/medium/max."
“Alexa, turn on/off the vents.”
“Alexa, turn on/off the driver/passenger vent.”
“Alexa, set the front/rear vents to floor/body.”

Media and Music
“Alexa, mute/unmute/pause/resume.”
“Alexa, turn up/down volume.”
“Alexa, play music.”
“Alexa, play <artist/playlist/track> on Spotify.”
“Alexa, play Amazon Music/Spotify/iHeart
Radio/Deezer/Kindle/Audible/TuneIn/Pandora/SiriusXM."

Navigation and Charging

“Alexa, navigate to SFO.”
“Alexa, search nearby coffee shop.”
“Alexa, search nearby charging stations.”
“Alexa, what’s my ETA?”

Phone and Communication
“Alexa, call Mom.”
“Alexa, hang up.”

Alexa Skills
“Alexa, what’s the weather?”
“Alexa, set a timer/alarm.”
“Alexa, who’s Tony Stark?”
“Alexa, play Song Quiz.”

Personal Assistance
“Alexa, add <item> to my reminder.”
“Alexa, add <item> to my shopping list.”
“Alexa, add <item> to my to-do list.”
“Alexa, add <event> to my calendar.”
 

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Are there talks of Rivian adding support for Apple and Android Carplays?
 

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Lots of talks on this forum. Lots and lots.
I've read old posts and others complaining, just wondering if maybe, just maybe it may happen. I know apple requires full screen take over which obviously wouldn't work in the UX/UI designs of Tesla and Rivian. Maybe one day there will be an option.
 

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Here's a text based version of Alexa commands from the current owners manual:


Things You Can Ask Alexa....

Car Controls

“Alexa, open/close the hood/front trunk.”
“Alexa, open/close the charge door.”
“Alexa, open the tailgate.”
Anyone tried these while the vehicle is moving? Just curious because I have friends that are idiot enough to try that as soon as they know it has voice commands. *I found 170 packs of toilet paper in my amazon cart the first time one of them visited*

Me: cruising down the freeway ="It has all kinds of cool voice commands too"
Friend: "Alexa open the frunk"
R1S: *strange metal twang as hood is ripped off from the wind*
Me: REALLY....REALLY......
 

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I use Alexa alot in the truck and have had her in my last 4 vehicles. with my smart locks as im leaving the house i have her lock the doors so i never carry keys.
The command i use the most though I think is "open the hood" so much easier than finding it in the menu's
 

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3 out of 4 times I try to use Alexa, it says "I'm sorry, I'm having trouble connecting to the internet". It even does this for vehicle commands like "open the trunk" that should require no internet.

How do I fix this issue? I've done several infotainment resets.
 

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there doesn't currently seem to be a way to tell Alexa to skip to the next track in a playlist?
 

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“Alexa, play Amazon Music/Spotify/iHeart
Radio/Deezer/Kindle/Audible/TuneIn/Pandora/SiriusXM."

Has anyone had success getting Alexa to play anything but Amazon Music?

Or open/close garage door?
 

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We know there is plenty to add still but there are some things that work better than I thought!

here are some of my commands I use. hat are other commands that work for you?

“Alexa…
Open trunk” (front trunk opens)
Close trunk”
Open tailgate”
Turn on lights” (cabin lights)
Turn off lights”
Volume ##” (puts volume at level)
Turn on front defrost”
Turn on rear defrost”
Turn on seat heat”
Turn up seat heat”
Turn on seat vent”
Turn on outlets” (is for vents NOT 110v)

Edit: removed mention of navigation, we know it’s not perfect and it wasn’t the point of my thread.


Admin: added list of voice commands --

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Can you do any of this from the Alexa app?
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