Automatic - Car Adapter and Car Apps (2nd Generation) - Black

The Automatic sensor turns your car into a "smart car!" Provides audible feedback to help improve your vehicles fuel efficiency (i.e. sudden braking & acceleration, driving over 70 MPH etc.) The best part of the device is the accident notification feature ... providing after an accident or high "g" force occurrence, the company's 24/7 service provider will attempt to call you to ensure your safety. If they can not reach you, they will attempt to call up to 3 ICE (In Case of Emergency) contacts. Cool peace of mind for families!

First found this as a kickstarter project a while ago. Then i quite recently i discovered the project was a success! This little OBD tool far exceeds my expections. I have been using it for a month in my little old car(2001 Nissan Altima) and the performance has been great. I get faithful and accurate readings for my commute between home and work each day, which is easily reviewed in the companion app in the Google Play store(also works on iOS). Packaging doubles as a thermos which is pretty cool. Setup was straighforward and easy, and i like the fact that if i should get into an accident the device actual captures data right up to impact, and stores it in the cloud on my account for later retrieval. When an accident occurs 911 is immediately called and a GPS location sent out to responders. My wife is also immediately notified via call and text as well. Terrific and amazing little piece of tech. I highly recommend it to car enthusaists, tech geeks like myself, or anyone for that matter who wishes to know a little more about their car's health(fuel consumption too if your car's computer chip is supported) and to feel safe in the event of an accident.

This is one of this gadgets that I think are a "plus". It works great, minus the occasional error where it can't link to the phone, but you only really use it if your engine light comes on... Which is super rare. Being able to track where you drove and how much gas you used is cool but I stopped checking it after a few trips and after learning the average consumption from home to work and the occasional trip. There is also the feature that helps you with your driving habits, which will make the device beep if you accelerate too fast or break too hard.. That got annoying real quick so I silenced it. I wouldnt suggest this to a friend at the moment with these functionalities.. Unless you have the extra cash and are curious about gas consumption for your car.

The Automatic driving companion is very easy to install and connect. This device has very useful in so many ways but my most v favorite feature is the v emergency contact in case of a collision, notifying any 3 people of the accident along with paramedic notification to allow you the best possible outcome in case of injury.

I initially bought the 1st Gen product and quickly found myself regretting it (I wrote a review on it). Returned the 1st Gen immediately after I found out the 2nd Gen was pending release. This new version fixes many of the issues with the prior version and adds new (useful) functionality by supporting various apps available for download on the apps store. One complaint I have is that the adapter appears to maintain its bluetooth connection with my phone even after the car is off and the Automatic app is closed. The real usefulness of this tech will come from it's interoperability with different apps as they become available.

This tool is fun to use and pretty accurate, but it does come with one flaw that is pretty annoying. It disconnects way too often. There will be days where it works flawlessly, but other days where I have to manually connect it again to my phone. It saves your parking location which is very cool and useful (at least for me), it tells you your mpg, which coincides with the fuel economy my Q5 tells me, and most importantly, it monitors your driving behavior. I realized that I brake hard very often and it has definitely helped me be more aware of that. It also diagnoses issues your car may have, but thankfully I'm not there yet. Don't buy this if your car gives you 3 mpg and you think you'll get 20 mpg if you purchase an Automatic. But do buy it if you are like me and look for any cool toy to add on to your already cool car. It makes driving your car feel like a video game exam, where if you accelerate too fast or brake too hard, it makes a sound to alert you.

gives peace of mind to know I'll be notified of an accident. Love the feature to keep track of miles and gas usage for business purposes.

This product was a little tricky to get set up but their technical support was great. Now it's working great and I can see where my teenage son has driven the car.