
Not only Amazon, but also Google is putting a lot of effort to integrate Matter into Google Assistant, and recently announced the integration and products, so the competition is starting to kick in, understanding that users can theoretically use different virtual assistants in the same house, given Matter’s high degree of interoperability. As for the other novelties of Alexa, they are oriented towards greater autonomy . For example, as part of the new Routines, it will be easier for developers to work on words to say to Alexa. One example is Jaguar’s Alexa skill called ‘Goodnight’, which allows the user to receive updates on their vehicle’s status and charge by triggering a lock and alarm sequence. Alexa will learn on its own whether or not to use this routine and help implement it if necessary. Another example of this functionality is Alexa’s use of other virtual assistants to perform third-party tasks. This new addition is called “Universal Commands”. A new partner, Skullcandy, is implementing this in their headphones by adding Alexa with their virtual assistant, allowing users to wake up Alexa or Skullcandy by saying “Hey, Skullcandy” followed by a command; any virtual assistant capable of handling the command will pick it up and implement the action.