Our cars are going to become a whole lot smarter in the future. You can already connect with your car if you have a Mercedes-Benz vehicle. The Mercedes Connect Me services allow you to connect to your vehicle anytime. When you switch off your engine and remove the ignition key, data is sent to the Daimler Vehicle Backend using the Com-Module and will be available to you on a secure server.
Maintenance & breakdown, telediagnosis, and emergency call are standard services. You also get remote online services that allow you to call up vehicle data from the to outside. For instance, you can control the heater in your car from your mobile device. You just have to enter your desired departure time to get started, and your vehicle’s climate control system will go to work. How cool is that? This is just the beginning though.
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