đźš— How The Bot Studio Created a Cross Device Voice Application with Smartly AI
Developed by The Bot Studio, Talk To My Car is the first virtual assistant for connected drivers, which aims to make motorists’ lives easier. The company developed a voice application to be deployed on both Google Home and Amazon Alexa using Smartly AI’s voice application creation platform.
Laurent Dunys, the company’s CEO and founder, explains to us his motivations for creating a voice app, and why he did it with Smartly AI.

Why did you create a voice application?
In the early 2017, we released Talk To My Car, the first Chatbot on FB Messenger that enables drivers to chat with their connected cars, for example, to enquire about the fuel level, battery, if they locked the doors or even the location of the parked car. We observed that users liked to use the app at home in the morning, we therefore decided that a 100% voice version of the app, deployed on Alexa and Google Assistant, could be practical for users, as it would enable them to get ready for the day and prepare their car journey simultaneously, using only their voice!
Why did you choose Smartly AI?
With the arrival of Google Home in France this summer and the success of Amazon Echo and the USA and Europe, we wanted to make sure that our app was available on both devices. After making some research, we found out that the Smartly.ai’s team was a well established expert in the voice assistance technology, and that their platform enabled us to develop our app once and deploy it on any device, saving us precious development time and enabling us to offer exactly the same voice experience on both devices! We also believe it will save us considerable time and efficiency during maintenance and for all future product evolutions.
What do you think of the solution?
Very intuitive and simple to use, we quickly mastered the platform, and it was a great collaborative tool. Our project manager created the intents and entities of the app, as well as the conversation tree, and our developer integrated the code accordingly. In total, it took us 6 days to develop the 100% voice version of Talk To My Car on both Alexa and Google Home. (user authentication included).
What are the results of the app so far?
Today, our voice app is in testing phase, but it works perfectly on both devices. We are currently reviewing the Amazon and Google’s certification checklists and then we will release our 100% voice version of Talk To My Car to the world, watch this space!
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Originally published at www.smartly.ai on August 28, 2017.
