Amazon has launched a new feature that it says will help users explore a new city or find new ways to navigate their own city through Alexa Transit. The company says the new service fits with its vision “to help customers wherever they are” and its notes transit offers an efficient way to connect people and places.
“To make it even easier to use public transportation in cities, today we’re introducing Alexa Transit, a new feature that simplifies navigating public transit to or from home, work or other destinations,” the company wrote in a blog highlighting the new service.
Amazon explains users can ask for the status of a certain bus or train, navigate to places of interest or provide information on commute times. Users can also use the Alexa app to personalize destinations, such as their own home or work, and set public transit as the preferred commute type.
Alexa Transit is available in eight major U.S. cities including New York City, Newark and Jersey City, N.J., Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay area with more to be incorporated throughout the year.