I'm intrigued at why this is only available in the US and only for petrol (gasoline) cars. Surely the output from the car that this device processes is pure digital data - what difference would the nationality or fuel type of the car make?
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Automatic Connected Car System Update Adds iBeacon Functionality
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Misjudged the product when I bought it...
I purchased this when it was a concept piece. I waited for it to arrive for almost a year. Once I had it, and had access to the iPhone app, the software had evolved in a direction I did not want it to go. It has the potential for spying on you AND your driving habits. This is not something I was looking for when I purchased the "simple" product. I do not need a driving Nanny!! Nor do I need my driving habits to be pooled by any company for future scrutiny, all outside of my control. F* that concept.
Needless to say, I spent about $75 for this gizmo and will NEVER put it in my vehicle ever again.
I purchased this when it was a concept piece. I waited for it to arrive for almost a year. Once I had it, and had access to the iPhone app, the software had evolved in a direction I did not want it to go. It has the potential for spying on you AND your driving habits. This is not something I was looking for when I purchased the "simple" product. I do not need a driving Nanny!! Nor do I need my driving habits to be pooled by any company for future scrutiny, all outside of my control. F* that concept.
Needless to say, I spent about $75 for this gizmo and will NEVER put it in my vehicle ever again.
Because sliding my card into the pump station is so incredibly difficult? I've got to get out of my car regardless (unless i'm in Oregon
) 1. I'm not paying $100 for a car trinket that provides "me" little utility
2. I'm not confident that this startup has any real vision. They do have good design style.
I was also being somewhat 'tongue in cheek'... The idea of a car that can do that is already here, to some extent, for users of the Garmin GPS units. Their 'helpful popups' usually are anything but 'helpful', and are distracting and annoying. Thank Ford they only do that for certain restaurants and such.
And how far are we to a device that can be surreptitiously installed in someone's car that WILL tattle on them to all kinds of 'entities'...
But anyway, swing away...
then why did you buy it? I'm a pre-order owner as well, and it does *exactly* what it said it would do -- alert me to poor fuel-effeciency driving habits. and offer check-engine light decoding, and parking features. but if i didn't want the efficiency alerts, i could just, you know...turn them off. doh!
sounds like the problem is between steering wheel and chair...
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the alert isn't about legal speeding -- its about lowered fuel-effecincy speeds. just like they advertise.
if you dont want that feature, just turn it off. crazy, huh?
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why would i want more devices when my iPhone can do it? do you carry a GPS, too? a calculator? but why not, they're cheaper?
Actually, when the unit was first projected the tracking habits was NOT part of the description (original presentation I refer to was 03/12/13 when I ordered) That was added later, just prior to it being released. After they had delayed it for the 2nd time and further tweaked the outcome. When it was finally connected and I determined that it was indeed dialing home to send that data, is when I changed my opinion of the product. I did not misinterpret what it was originally presented as. Even if the efficiency was presented as a feature at some point, the data collection was not disclosed until the product was in had.
I am not sure why "sounds like the problem is between steering wheel and chair..." comment. Other than taking a juvenile stab at my comprehension level. I understand what the device is capable of. Do I trust my wishes will be honored, No. Naivety is a poor excuse in hindsight. It's an invasive product. Just one man's opinion.
I bought and installed it not 5 minutes ago.
Works we'll on my way home. Hope to check out the report end of the week.
It also detects car accident. Now if they update the app to use iBeacon for parked car location, it would be perfect.
This isn't the same as other convergence uses for an iPhone, which are based on software and hardware that is part of the phone. This is another device, that communicates with your iPhone. I'm just saying that if code reading is the only use, don't spend this much.----------
Only if you heat it a lot slower than anyone ever heats anything on a burner. Maybe you need a new old wives tale.
