Now Mercedes-Benz drivers can have conversations directly with a virtual agent that lives in the car.

Despite the massive number of smart devices being shipped and sold, the smartphone remains the most significant of connected devices. Overall Internet of Things device numbers are impressive.

The smartwatch is the wearable to watch. While wrist-worn fitness trackers like those from Fitbit were a big initial hit, they have since hit a ceiling as smartwatches blow past them in popularity.

The 5G race is on. As Apple introduces its new line of mobile gadgetry, Mobile World Congress Americas opens in Los Angeles for a few days and manufacturers are in high-gear planning mode for the coming CES in January, the elephant in the room is 5G.

The ability for marketing to people inside cars is getting more sophisticated as advanced technologies make their way into the interiors of vehicles. Cars are not only becoming more connected, they're also starting to gain in-car technology that can detect the emotional state of those in the car.

About a third (32%) of consumers now own a smart speaker, up from 28% in January, according to a new survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers conducted by Adobe Analytics.

Although brighter days are seen ahead for virtual reality, the latest numbers show worldwide shipments of VR headsets down 34% from the same time last year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).

The King's Walk Golf Course in North Dakota is launching a fully operational golf course drone delivery system, believed to be the first such service in the U.S.

To research the autonomous vehicle-pedestrian connection, Jaguar Land Rover has outfitted a pair of "virtual eyes" to intelligent moving pods to learn how humans will come to trust self-driving vehicles.

Self-driving cars and human-driven cars don't yet totally get along. Autonomous vehicles tend to have rules they meticulously follow, while humans have rules for driving that are not always precisely followed.