Any idea when it actually expects to ship?
Automatic: Your Smart Driving Assistant
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#12Congrats guys! This product has come a long way.
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#13Very cool, guys! Love the design.
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#14Is this well localized? Metric units, European cars and speed limits?
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#15Damn. Awesome idea and that app is ohmygod amazing.
The downside of course is much more immediate guilt about my fast accel/deceleration habits.
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#16What a great looking product idea! I pre-ordered; don't normally do that, but they promise not to charge until they ship.
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#17This is really intuitive! I never even knew my car had this port. If only they could support Android sooner, I'd preorder right now.
Search the Google Play store for OBD-II. You'll find a number of apps that allow you to get at the data in various forms using a <$10 Bluetooth adapter.
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#18Do all cars have this 'data port'? I had no idea this thing existed.
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#19Very good concept overall, I like the idea A LOT. One thing that surprised me:
>> Speeding doesn't save as much time as you might think, but driving 10 MPH over the speed limit reduces fuel efficiency by 12-15%.
How's my fuel efficiency related to the speed limit set by local authorities?
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#20Do all cars have this 'data port'? I had no idea this thing existed.
yep. It's used to interface with maintenance tools usually. That's how they figure out what "check engine" actually means.