Filed under: CES, Technology
You may not have heard of Hughes Telematics before, but this offshoot of the great Hughes empire provides the tech that, amongst other things, powers Mercedes’ latest mbrace technology, Benz’s response to OnStar. But that’s not all they do; the company is working on its own advanced infotainment system for the car, and also showed off a system informally called “OnStar in a box” – an easy-to-install device that will let you track exactly where your car is at any time, how fast it was going, and even what kind of mileage it was geting at the time. Somewhat more troubling, it also could allow others access to the same information, people like your insurance company. Good stuff, or Big Brother with an OBDII connection? Read on to find out.
Hughes Telematics takes us for a ride with Mercedes’ latest mbrace tech, demonstrates ‘OnStar in a box’ [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.