Amazon started building the houses of the future: how much does such housing cost?
Online store Amazon began selling self-produced modular homes, writes Go banking rates.
It is expected that the Alexa assistant will be integrated into the house, who will manage the various devices in the building.
The company invested $ 83 billion in the production of houses and attracted Plant Prefab, a manufacturer of building houses, to the construction of the company.
Amazon has invested trillions of dollars in The Alexa Fund to support startups that are developing solutions for automating and building more profitable homes. It is expected that the company will occupy a niche in the construction of smart houses, according to forecasts, by 2022, this market will grow to $ 53 billion.
In Plant Prefab invested $ 6,7 million. On average, such a house can be bought for less than $ 500 000 with delivery. Prices range from $ 160 000 for a house with an area of 37 square meters with one bedroom to $ 1,2 million for a house with 5 bedrooms with a total area of 288 square meters.
This is not Amazon’s first attempt to enter the smart home market. Now on the site you can find several models of small houses. However, a partnership with a manufacturing company is the first retailer's enterprise to be involved in the process of building and equipping buildings with the Alexa system.
This move by Amazon poses a threat to other manufacturers of smart homes that do not have the ability to integrate the functionality that Alexa provides. Some manufacturers, such as Lennar, have already begun to think about introducing such functions as basic functionality at home.
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