By: Sarah Butler
May 5, 2017
Amazon is to more than triple its research and development team in Cambridge working on tech innovations such as its Alexa digital assistant, delivery drones and Echo smart speaker.
The US online retailer is opening a new building in the city with room for 400 experts in mathematical modelling, speech science, machine learning and “knowledge engineering”.
Once full, the 60,000 sq ft centre adjacent to Cambridge train station will increase the number of Amazon tech experts in the city to 550.
Amazon’s existing development centre in the city’s Castle Hill area will switch to focus on developing the company’s drone delivery system, Prime Air.