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06-28-2016, 11:08 PM
Amazon's Alexa **w lets you order a ride from Lyft
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The list of things Amazon's Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/) can do for you, from shopping to delivering news information, continues to increase almost every month. The latest addition to its skill set is the ability to order a Lyft ride via voice
SEE ALSO: Lyft driver Shaquille O'Neal confuses unsuspecting passengers with terrible disguises (http://mashable.com/2016/06/01/shaq-undercover-lyft-driver/)
Like many other functions, you simply start by calling the name Alexa, the software running on your Amazon Echo (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-echo/), and then say, "ask Lyft to call a ride.”
But that's just one phrase available. You can also ask Alexa things like how much a Lyft (http://mashable.com/category/lyft/) to work will cost, direct it to tip your driver a certain amount and even verbally register a rating for your driver after your trip. The Alexa integration also works for Lyft Line, Lyft's commuter ride sharing feature Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/alexa-lyft/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The list of things Amazon's Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/) can do for you, from shopping to delivering news information, continues to increase almost every month. The latest addition to its skill set is the ability to order a Lyft ride via voice
SEE ALSO: Lyft driver Shaquille O'Neal confuses unsuspecting passengers with terrible disguises (http://mashable.com/2016/06/01/shaq-undercover-lyft-driver/)
Like many other functions, you simply start by calling the name Alexa, the software running on your Amazon Echo (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-echo/), and then say, "ask Lyft to call a ride.”
But that's just one phrase available. You can also ask Alexa things like how much a Lyft (http://mashable.com/category/lyft/) to work will cost, direct it to tip your driver a certain amount and even verbally register a rating for your driver after your trip. The Alexa integration also works for Lyft Line, Lyft's commuter ride sharing feature Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/alexa-lyft/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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