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Thejo Kote

Automatic - Turn your car into a smart car

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Di.Serkin
Follow Hunt
@thejo bought it! well done.
James Clark
I've got a teenager starting to drive -- this is brilliant
Thejo Kote
Maker
@jamesoclark thanks! You should definitely check out License+ - https://www.automatic.com/apps/l...
Jonno Riekwel
Product Hunt
Hey! Looks great. Is it available outside of the U.S. yet? Edit: nvm. Just saw its in beta internationally. Great!
Joe Dandachli
Emjoyment
Hello, I sent a message through the support page, but haven't heard back yet. If I order an Automatic today, will I be getting the new version adapter? Just making sure before putting my order in. I am in the automotive business so would like to look into making an app for this. Thanks!
Thejo Kote
Maker
@joedandachli Sorry for the delay in getting back to you we're still catching up on all the launch day email. But yes, anyone who orders at store.automatic.com today, yesterday, (and even a few days ago) will get a 2nd generation adapter.
John K.
I've loved my gen 1 product, and ordered the new version right away. Love that the price remained the same even though the functionality is greatly increased. Great job on the release and looking forward to using the new model!
Jeorge Buckly
Really nice idea!:D Thank you for the app! This is really cool stuff. However, I would like to get some connection to the same https://autokwix.com/review/best.... How exactly can you connect to such applications and quality components that can be linked to smart systems and machine on-board computers.
Jianming Zhou
SherpaShare
Congrats, Thejo! Automatic platform is awesome. Excited to be onboard early with the launch of @sherpashare driver app.
Jianming Zhou
SherpaShare
Congrats, Thejo! Automatic platform is awesome. Excited to be onboard early with the launch of @sherpashare driver app. http://bit.ly/1HeNXBr
Ty Martin
Turfly
I feel like we're mere months away from the big announcement that Boston Dynamics and Automatic are launching the first autonomous driving conversion kit with your own robotic chauffeur. Powered by Automatic.
Ed Gutman
Kidappolis
Great experience overall, and not sure if the new hardware addresses it somehow, but note this product (and other similar ones like Metromile) slowly trickle the battery since the OBD port wasn't meant for constant use, but for one-off, always powered, diagnostic purposes. Not a big deal if you drive your car regularly, but if it sits idle for a week at a time it might be an issue if you don't unplug it - learned this the hard way :)
Thejo Kote
Maker
Hi @eddie, you raise a good point and we've spent a lot of time optimizing how much current we draw when the car is idle. A car battery will drain if you don't drive it for a certain period of time even if you haven't plugged a device into the the OBD port. Of course, plugging in an OBD device makes the battery drain a little faster. Ultimately, it depends on the state of the battery. The older the battery, the sooner it will drain. Since we design and build our hardware device, we've optimized it to drain as little current as possible, and we rarely get that complaint from our customers.
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