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Ring knows that it has conquered the world of home security and now aims to protect your car. The Amazon-owned company is launching a new car alarm that connects to your vehicle’s OBD port, allowing it to send alerts to your phone if it detects an intrusion. You can even press a button on your phone to activate a siren and deter any nefarious guy from pinching your wheels.
A sensor is nothing without a camera, so Ring will also sell you a dash cam. The Car Cam will offer a Tesla-style sentry mode, which lets you know hits and thefts, with alerts and real-time footage. For wireless connectivity, you will need an LTE plan, but go for it and you will be able to see Alexa alerts worldwide.
The Car Cam won’t just keep an eye on your car while it’s parked in the driveway or on the side of the road at home. When you’re driving, you can use it as a dash cam and emergency crash assistant, calling emergency services when it detects a serious crash. More importantly, if you are stopped, you can just say “Alexa, I’m being stopped” and the camera will record all interaction in the cloud.
Some of the features of Ring’s new automotive projects will leverage Amazon Sidewalk, a low-power networking technology for IoT devices.
Ring is also working to integrate its technology with newer vehicles that may already have cameras built in. In addition to a set of APIs for manufacturers, the company has partnered with Tesla to link Model S, Y, X and 3 vehicles to the Ring platform. Plug a custom dongle into your Tesla’s USB ports and you can upload Sentry Mode images to the Ring cloud for easier playback. Founder Jamie Siminoff said the current situation, where Tesla uses local removable storage for video, is not ideal if you need quick access to security images.
The Ring Car Alarm will cost $ 60, while Car Cam and Car Connect (for Tesla vehicles) are priced at $ 200. It is unknown when you will be able to buy them beyond sometime in 2021,
