▁announced ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁by ▁Amazon ▁to ▁integrate ▁with ▁their ▁new ▁voice - control led ▁' E cho ' ▁device , ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁UK ▁launch .. ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Rad iop layer ▁integrated ▁with ▁the ▁Son os ▁multi - room ▁speaker ▁platform . ▁ ▁UK ▁Rad iop layer ▁currently ▁contains ▁ 5 0 0 ▁UK ▁stations . ▁ ▁Rad iop layer ▁Car ▁ ▁Rad iop layer ▁Car ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁hy brid ▁radio ▁receiver ▁that ▁switch es ▁between ▁FM , ▁D AB ▁and ▁streaming ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁strong est ▁signal . ▁Spe aking ▁in ▁Os lo ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Michael ▁Hill ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁product ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Norway ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Rad iop layer ▁Car ▁was ▁launched . ▁It ▁was ▁market ed ▁as ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁first ▁voice - control led ▁hy brid ▁radio ▁adapt or ▁for ▁car ▁s tere os . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁box , ▁fitted ▁behind ▁the ▁dash board , ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁auxili ary ▁input ▁on ▁an ▁existing ▁car ▁radio . ▁It ▁connect s ▁wire lessly ▁via ▁Bl uetooth ▁to ▁the ▁driver ’ s ▁smart phone ▁by ▁an ▁app . ▁ ▁The ▁adapt or ▁enabled ▁drivers ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁smart phone ▁music ▁collections ▁using ▁Bl uetooth , ▁take ▁hands - free ▁calls , ▁listen