Cloud Computing Can Make Any Old Beater a Connected Car

March 6, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from Wired. Author: Alex Davies.

WE’RE ENTERING THE age of the connected car, wherein automakers pump resources into infotainment systems and technologies that let consumers use their phones (and laptops, for anyone still using those things) to communicate with their vehicle. Just about every major automaker has developed a proprietary app that lets owners do things like track their car’s location, review fuel consumption, and see how fast their kids are driving.

That means that everyone who bought a car before these systems became common (or was too cheap to spring for one) is a potential customer for an aftermarket system, and offerings have multiplied of late. Among them is Delphi’s Connect, which plugs into any car’s OBD-II port to provide location tracking, service alerts, and the ability to use one’s smartphone as a key fob and turn the car into a 4G LTE WiFi hotspot…

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