It is fairly easy to see these days that any new vehicle that wants to have a serious chance at the market has to have connectivity of some kind. Some cars have a SIM card slot so you can use the entire vehicle as a mobile data hotspot, while others have sat-nav and Bluetooth connectivity with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. It is even to the point that since smartphones are so prolific that map applications such as Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, or others can tell you about traffic congestion simply by seeing how fast (or not) connected smartphones are moving on a section of road.
Yet, we still haven’t reached total connectivity with vehicles. However, there is an emerging technology that is already starting to be deployed. At the moment, we’re in the Vehicle-to-Phone stage of communication, with some over the air features if you allow them through your phone or have a wireless connection at home.
No Membership? You’re missing out
Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content.
