businessweek.com — People who buy Chrysler vehicles next year will have the option of turning their cars and trucks into wireless Internet hotspots. The wireless Internet will come as a dealer-installed option and will work over cellular telephone links. It will come with a monthly fee which has not yet been determined.
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dumbledoritoJun 25, 2008
Bad news; many cars (especially rentals) already come with GPS trackers, as does your cell phone. For the latter device, many law enforcement agencies are pushing for the accuracy to be increased so they can ticket you for speeding just by reading the GPS data. And they're also wanting said GPS to run on a separate battery so you can't just yank the primary one to shut it off.
jcasebmwJun 26, 2008
Please spell "site" as "sight" when using it in this context.
cadmiumpaintJun 26, 2008
Volkswagen is doing the exact same thing, except its going to be a standard feature. Its supposed to be available around the same time, but i think they are keeping a closer lid on it. Advertisers are already foaming at the mouth for the opportunity to be able to broadcast ads to you as you drive by a store or billboard.
Closed AccountJun 26, 2008
Is Noone? This Noone guy seems like a bit of a nut.
bugsyJun 26, 2008
eh who cares.yeah maybe its nice. last year i took a 375 day 50-state road trip across the USA. Could I have used that s**t, yeah. but who cares. i want more MPG, not a computer on wheels.
Closed AccountJun 28, 2008
I spend about 20% of my laptop time at work; 5% at home; and 75% wishing I could use it in my car.
beauleyJul 3, 2008
There have been many attempts to design an electric powered vehicle for as long as the the internal combustion engine has been around. Unfortunately, battery power was never a formidable contender to the present internal combustion engine, but it looks as though the future looks more pronising.<a class="user" href="http://www.gomestic.com/Consumer-Information/The-Electric-Vehicle-is-It-the-Answer.20777">http://www.gomestic.com/Consumer-Information/The-E ...</a>The Electric Vehicle, is It the Answer?