Robin recognizes me when I wave (very cool btw) , but does not always here me when I speak. And yes, the nearest coffee shop was a ways a way, lol. I think for folks in places like San Fran, it could be very useful. Especially the parking feature. SpeakToIt is not perfect, but she seems to work pretty reasonably. The problem I have with the Nexie in general, is if she is in the dock in my car and I speak to her, she can not hear me over the noise in the car. I have to hold the bottom of the phone to my mouth and speak. I don't have this problem in a quiet environment, only in the car. Same issue hapens on speakerphone in the car. (speakerphone on the Nexie, not BlueTooth).