Chrysler to bring Wi-Fi into the car with UConnect Web

Ok so you know what it is like, you are driving around and you need to check to see if you have received that important email that you have been waiting on. However; you never seem to be able to find a parking spot and see if you can find a Wi-Fi hotspot. Well worry no more as Chrysler are to use a new system called UConnect Web, this will allows drivers to turn most of their vehicles in to hot spots.

Chrysler unveiled this new system yesterday, this will allow motorist to check their emails while at a set of stoplights, just remember to keep an eye on those lights. Hey the kids in the back might get a chance to play a couple of games on the net as well.
The automaker will unveil a system today that will let motorists check e-mail on their laptop at stoplights, while the kids play online video games in the back seat. Keefe Leung, who works for Chrysler, has said “What UConnect Web does is turn the whole vehicle into an Internet hot spot,” he added “We see great potential for this.”

The UConnect Web is an add-on system for their UConnect information and entertainment systems; this makes Chrysler the first automaker to bring Wi-Fi to the car on a mass scale. A wireless router is used and will work together with a cellular-based Web connection; this will then help provide Wi-Fi access for laptops that are Wi-Fi enabled. You can also use it for a number of other devices, such as the iPhone and a range of other smartphones.

UConnect Web will be available for most 2009 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles from August. The system will cost $449 and there will be an installation fee of $50. You will then have to pay $29-a-month subscription after paying an activation fee of $35. The service will be provided through Autonet Mobile.

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