Of course you know that Continental doesn't just make tires, they make many components of the vehicle including sensors and actuators, brake systems, driver assist systems, and interiors.
They also make radio head units and have broadened this area with their Autolinq connected services platform. With Autolinq, Continental has jumped on the Android mobile app bandwagon with a system which allows its customers to check status and send commands to the vehicle.
In the movie example above, the vehicle senses a low fuel level, then prompts you with an app that you purchase. The navi then routes you to the nearest, cheapest fuel station.
Continental said that they already have a couple of carmaker partners signed up to use the system as a factory install, but production won't start until at least 2012.
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Albert Austria, Senior Engineer, Edmunds, Inc.
estreka says:
08:03 AM, 01/ 7/10
That really is innovative thinking. It should also direct you to the nearest dealership/autoshop if your CEL is on (and provide a diagnostic code).