Pre-order the Amazon Echo Auto for $25 off and bring Alexa on the road

Amazon announced a slew of updates and new devices recently in their efforts to take over the world. One of the hottest new gadgets is the Echo Auto, a dedicated device meant to bring Alexa into your car. Amazon is already ahead of the game, offering a discount for anyone invited (you can request an invite on the product listing page) to pre-order the device.

If you are among those invited by Amazon, you can pre-order the Echo Auto for $24.99. This will save you $25 on the listed $49.99 price that was announced for the car assistant.

This is the company’s effort to offer an affordable alternative to services like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. If you don’t have a new car with either built-in, aftermarket options for Auto and CarPlay can start at $300 and sometimes require you to replace the stock radio. In either case, you still have to plug your phone into the radio for apps to even work.

With the Echo Auto, you won’t have to worry about too many wires cluttering your dash. There’s just the car power adapter and there’s no need to plug in your phone. Simply mount it on the dash and connect your phone with the Alexa app. The Auto will piggyback onto your phone’s internet signal for a connection instead of relying on an additional signal source and, possibly, bumping up the price.

Once connected, ask Alexa to access the news, get directions, listen to music, podcasts, and more without ever having to pick up your phone. Also, since it’s an Echo device, you can link up the Auto to your home system so when you pull in the driveway, you can open and close the garage when you need to. And with eight microphones, the Auto should be able to hear you over road noise.

Submit an invite request here to get selected for the Echo Auto pre-order sale price at $25 off.