SiriusXM acquires connected car company Automatic for over $100M SiriusXM has acquired Automatic, the maker of the Automatic Pro and Automatic Lite connected car OBD-II port accessories. TechCrunch has learned that the deal was worth over $100 million, and SiriusXM and Automatic both note in releases announcing th Read more ... e news that the brand will remain separate, and Au...

Automatic launches a new lower cost connected car adapter Automatic went for a more expensive, but more full-featured offering with the 3G-enabled Automatic Pro earlier this year, but the new Automatic Lite delivers a more affordable connected car device with Bluetooth connectivity, at a lower price point t Read more ... han any previous hardware they've released. The ne...

Automatic Pro adds unlimited 3G to connected car gadget The race for aftermarket smarts in your car is heating up, and Automatic is delivering an always-on 3G data connection as its move to race ahead of the competition. The Automatic Pro dongle, which plugs into the OBD-II port used for diagnostics on an Read more ... y car made after 1996, now includes 3G data connec...

Build Your Own Flickr Automatic Uploader with a Raspberry Pi Earlier this year, Flickr locked its automatic uploading feature that pulls image files off an SD card and automatically uploads them to Flickr behind a paywall. If you don’t want to shell out the $5.99/month for that, GitHub user drcursor has a so Read more ... lution that uses a Raspberry Pi.

Obama pushes for automatic voter registration A bill in Congress making automatic registration a national policy has 69 co-sponsors, but don't expect the legislation to be passed anytime soon.

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Automatic Just Made The Connected Car Really Compelling The original pitch for Automatic was simple: plug this thing into the port underneath your dashboard and keep track of everything from fuel economy to fault codes. Now it’s out with a new device, developer tools, and an app store that lets you pre- Read more ... heat your house, log lap times, and even send a Yo.

Toyota's Rav4 gets cheap automatic braking Toyota offering package of safety features including automatic braking crash avoidance option for between $300 to $500.

Obama bids to reverse automatic spending cuts Automatic cuts -- the so-called sequester -- began entering into effect in 2013 after Democrats and Republicans were unable to reach a deal on cutting the deficit.