Shucks, I was hoping this gave the diagnostics info that the mechanic gets so it would be easier to maintain and repair my own vehicle. Even then the $70 is a bit steep.
You didn't correct the "could care less" also posted in this thread."Regardless of whether or not you even have the app open"
You can have "Regardless of whether" or
you can have "whether or not" but you can not have both.
It could be worse. I've actually seen "whether or whether or not."
I know, I know, but it gets to me.
Shucks, I was hoping this gave the diagnostics info that the mechanic gets so it would be easier to maintain and repair my own vehicle. Even then the $70 is a bit steep.
This is very cheap for what it does. Super chips used to make something called the bluefin which would translate error codes and load a new engine map onto your ecu, £220 it cost!!!
The adaptors they use in garages usually cost quite a lot and the adaptors to plug to certain agricultural tractors cost £700 + leads, I know that first hand.
$70 is nothing for what this does and you can reuse it in future vehicles.
How to say this politely....
Do I give a ...ah...darn if the piece of...er...junk thinks I accelerated too hard? And by whose standards...some dork sitting behind a computer who thinks driving is about going nice and slow (probably in the left lane) in their automatic shift, never-go-over-the-speed-limit, boring piece of...junk...car?
All that other ...ah...stuff (aside from the find your car thing), is useless and silly ca-ca, fit for folks for whom driving is a data gathering chore.
Of course, I'm just speaking for myself, and perhaps a few other people who enjoy driving and have gone to the bother of actually learning how to drive well.
There's lots of cool potential here, but right now it feels very, very version 0.x
Seems interesting. I bought a Hybrid Hyundai Sonata, which is a much different beast than a Prius, drives almost like a normal car. I like the idea of route logging and all that stuff. I don't like that it docks you for driving over 70 mph. Here in TX the 2 lane farm-to-market road I drive to work is 70 mph, and the main highway by my house is 75 mph, so I drive over 70 mph very often.
So all this data goes up to Automatic servers and thus the NSA? Can you link the BT ODB dongle to the phone without the app uploading that data?
You didn't correct the "could care less" also posted in this thread.
All I want it something that will say why the **** the "check engine" light is on. That alone is worth $70.
Seems interesting. I bought a Hybrid Hyundai Sonata, which is a much different beast than a Prius, drives almost like a normal car. I like the idea of route logging and all that stuff. I don't like that it docks you for driving over 70 mph. Here in TX the 2 lane farm-to-market road I drive to work is 70 mph, and the main highway by my house is 75 mph, so I drive over 70 mph very often.
"Regardless of whether or not you even have the app open"
You can have "Regardless of whether" or
you can have "whether or not" but you can not have both.
It could be worse. I've actually seen "whether or whether or not."
I know, I know, but it gets to me.
Good points. Automatic Labs will be improving Link far into the future. I'm happy to be on board now; it's fun and neat.Hi all,
I'm a beta test user for the Automatic device.
The company is taking all of our suggestions for improvement and looking into them. We have asked for a lot of the things mentioned in this thread, and they are receptive.
I'm sure that soon after the stable 1.0 is released they will start to add features.
I know they're looking at allowing users to set thresholds on speed, acceleration, etc.
Give it time, it's got all kinds of potential.
This is very cheap for what it does. Super chips used to make something called the bluefin which would translate error codes and load a new engine map onto your ecu, £220 it cost!!!
The adaptors they use in garages usually cost quite a lot and the adaptors to plug to certain agricultural tractors cost £700 + leads, I know that first hand.
$70 is nothing for what this does and you can reuse it in future vehicles.
Before going off just what was mentioned in this article, you should check out some of the other cool features, like it will call 911 when you are in accident and it gives the dispatcher your GPS info. It will also tell you why the "Check Engine" light is on, giving you the actual error codes and the remedy for the issue. I understand not everyone cares about pollution and the world we live in, but if people changed their driving habits just a bit, things would be better.
Now, when will this be standard on ALL cars?
Since when did diagnostic info have to be secret from the owner??