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Car Connect by Reliance Jio







When I went close by, I learned something interesting - Jio Car Connect, which is under development as we speak.







Jio Car Connect aims to connect 90% of the cars on the Indian roads by year 2020. It's a combo of a hardware device and a mobile app.











The OBD (On-board Diagnostic device) with a Jio SIM inside is attached to the ODB port of the car and thus it creates a WiFi spot on the go.







It also gives you an access to the entire ecosystem of Jio Apps - Jio Music, Jio Cinema .etc. so you can stream your favorite music or movie or TV channel on the go.















If you have a Jio Join App installed on you phone, using the Jio Wifi spot inside your car, you will be able to make voice calls for free.



The Jio Car Connect mobile app shows you vital car information like Oil stats, water levels, fuel info, getting alerts to change battery .etc.















WIth Jio Car Connect you can switch on your car AC when you start walking towards the parking lot. Features like Anti-Theft alarm, Speed limits setup so if you are lending your car to someone, he drives under controlled speed limits. It also provides you weather information and also let you access your driving pattern.



While Jio Car Connect is still in beta development phase, I can foresee many possibilities and various applications in the near future:-



1. Odd-even rationing of roads is already implemented in Delhi. With Jio Car Connect, you may get a limited set of honks balance every month and so once you have exceeded the limits, you are fined. This will surely get us rid of honking habits and the suffering on the roads.



2. When a used car is sold, generally there is a middleman/ agent that buys the car and then after little maintenance sells it off to some other customer. Many a times customers are cheated by hiding significant information or car history. Jio Car Connect can be the benchmark/ parameters basis which a potential car buyer will determine credibility of the car for sale, any accidents the car had encountered in part, insurance claims .etc. all important details that helps in determining the cost and influences during second hand purchase decision/ resale value of a car.



3. Cars will talk to each other. Each car having a unique SIM is like an IP address and they can communicate with each other so as to forecast traffic jam, and alert to detour .etc.



4. If you have read the developments towards driverless cars, this might be something towards that big leap. You never know.



5. Parking tickets, fines .etc will be automatically charged from Jio Money mobile wallet. Your driving pattern is shared with RTO and car insurance company at regular intervals and thus helping us drive more consciously.



6. Needless to say it's quite helpful during occurrence of a road accident.



I can think of the above cases.

Let me know where does your imagination take you with Jio Car Connect! We all have been hearing a lot about Jio. I happened to visit the Jio Experience Zone at Learning & Development Centre, Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai. And I discovered that Jio is more than mere a 4G SIM card and high speed Internet. At the experience zone, I found a car section. At first I was wondering what is a car doing here.When I went close by, I learned something interesting - Jio Car Connect, which is under development as we speak.Jio Car Connect aims to connect 90% of the cars on the Indian roads by year 2020. It's a combo of a hardware device and a mobile app.The OBD (On-board Diagnostic device) with a Jio SIM inside is attached to the ODB port of the car and thus it creates a WiFi spot on the go.It also gives you an access to the entire ecosystem of Jio Apps - Jio Music, Jio Cinema .etc. so you can stream your favorite music or movie or TV channel on the go.If you have a Jio Join App installed on you phone, using the Jio Wifi spot inside your car, you will be able to make voice calls for free.The Jio Car Connect mobile app shows you vital car information like Oil stats, water levels, fuel info, getting alerts to change battery .etc.WIth Jio Car Connect you can switch on your car AC when you start walking towards the parking lot. Features like Anti-Theft alarm, Speed limits setup so if you are lending your car to someone, he drives under controlled speed limits. It also provides you weather information and also let you access your driving pattern.While Jio Car Connect is still in beta development phase, I can foresee many possibilities and various applications in the near future:-1. Odd-even rationing of roads is already implemented in Delhi. With Jio Car Connect, you may get a limited set of honks balance every month and so once you have exceeded the limits, you are fined. This will surely get us rid of honking habits and the suffering on the roads.2. When a used car is sold, generally there is a middleman/ agent that buys the car and then after little maintenance sells it off to some other customer. Many a times customers are cheated by hiding significant information or car history. Jio Car Connect can be the benchmark/ parameters basis which a potential car buyer will determine credibility of the car for sale, any accidents the car had encountered in part, insurance claims .etc. all important details that helps in determining the cost and influences during second hand purchase decision/ resale value of a car.3. Cars will talk to each other. Each car having a unique SIM is like an IP address and they can communicate with each other so as to forecast traffic jam, and alert to detour .etc.4. If you have read the developments towards driverless cars, this might be something towards that big leap. You never know.5. Parking tickets, fines .etc will be automatically charged from Jio Money mobile wallet. Your driving pattern is shared with RTO and car insurance company at regular intervals and thus helping us drive more consciously.6. Needless to say it's quite helpful during occurrence of a road accident.I can think of the above cases.Let me know where does your imagination take you with Jio Car Connect! Last edited by fundubytes : 8th September 2016 at 12:34 . Reason: Images were not properly loading. Reattached images.