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customerserviceguy

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1. I've got one of those cars

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:24 AM

Feb 2013

Just bought a Sonata Hybrid about a month and a half ago, and I'm still on the trial period for the telematics. The navigation system is no better (in fact, considerably worse) than my Garmin, and the latter has no monthly fees. A lot of this new tech is nothing other than a way to keep getting into your wallet month after month.

I guess I'm glad that the Bluetooth for the cell phone doesn't have a monthly charge, and it works quite well so far.

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'Every new car' connected to web by 2014 [View all] dipsydoodle Feb 2013 OP

I've got one of those cars customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #1

A lot of good such a thing will do me here. longship Feb 2013 #2

A car that tries to sell me things, or reports my speed, will end up being fixed. leveymg Feb 2013 #3

This generation of smart cars is being designed to stop just that ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #4

everything can be hacked.... madrchsod Feb 2013 #5

To a point. ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #6

Do these smart cars use any implementation of UPnP? Occulus Feb 2013 #7

Today they are mostly proprietary. Some use CANBUS. Nothing out there that I know with UPnP ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #10

Hear. Hear. n/t littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #11

I'm sure car owners will love getting monthly telco bills for received ads. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #8

Things differ in Europe dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #9