[LEFT]Jealous of the way those hipper-than-thou ZipCar people are always unlocking the doors to their rented Minis with an iPhone? We aren’t either. But if you are looking to recreate that scenario with your Dodge Dart, have we got a gadget for you! If you already own a compatible Viper security system, the SmartStart module will let lock and unlock your car, arm and disarm your car alarm, pop the trunk, or fire off that panic alarm – all from your cherished handset. There are two modules available, priced at $299 and $499, depending on which Viper system you’ve installed. You also need a SmartStart account which will run you $29 a year (the first year’s free).[/LEFT]
That’s awesome for people that are too far from their cars while working so they can start it from wherever. Honestly, it was only a matter of time, right?
If there was a way to hook it up to onstar system so no additional hardware for GM vehicles I would consider it. But there is no way I going to pay $500 plus $30 a year for a vehicle I might keep for 2 or 3 years.
someone on SHOforum did this like 5 years ago with a old cell phone. I can’t find the writeup… although it certainly did not involve anything fancy like a Iphone.
old technology coming to the light again. Autopage has C3 and Compustar had versions of this as well. you could dial in and remote start your car along with other features.
My brother did that with his apartment, he remote cummunicates his Iphone to his desktop then controls all the lights/tv ect with his phone its pimp but wayyyyy to much time to set up.
Appirion’s iDriver app lets iPhone control minivan
Believe it or not, a device-controlled car isn’t exactly fresh. In fact, we’ve actually seen a PSP control a Civic before Barack Obama was even a glimmer in the media’s eye. That said, we’re always willing to give credit where it’s due, and the iDriver app just might be the most impressive use of Apple’s smartphone… well, ever. As the name implies, this here app is able to control a heavily wired vehicle seemingly with ease – the accelerometer handles the steering, and two soft buttons on the screen handle braking and acceleration. We’d bother explaining more, but we know you’ve already clicked past the break to see the whole thing demonstrated on video.
Video on their page
It is about time. If Bond had it on his 7 series Bimmer, it had to be available to the general public by now.
I don’t know how I feel about integrating my car with my phone… What if you loose you phone? If someone finds it I’m sure they’d mess with it and once they got to the car app…