After debuting intelligent features on its flagship Moto X handset last year, Motorola is bringing some of them to its less-expensive handset models. On Friday, the company said it figured out how bring the Home and Drive modes in its Motorola Assist software to the Moto G and E phones, even though they don’t have the same sensors as the more expensive Moto X.

Drive automatically detects when you’re driving and can audibly tell you who is calling or read aloud incoming messages, which is safer than having to look at your phone. It can also announce your calls when it knows you’re at home. While these features may seem basic for a high-end phone, it’s not as easy to enable them on a low-cost device. The Moto X, for example, has extra sensors and digital signal processing chips that the Moto G and E don’t have.

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