Did Apple purposely leave AirPods 2 out of the September keynote?

One interesting thing from the 12th that has stuck with me was the intro video.

Here’s the link.

If you watch when she asks Siri for directions it’s hands free.

This isn’t possible on the current models, you need to tap them.

So, did Apple intentionally leave them out? Is it me reading too much into it?

Lee Peterson @LJPUK