Automatic gasoline consumption control & Abnormality detection & Automatic communication when accident is detected, Monitor operation by attaching to automobile diagnostic port and cooperate with smartphone

By acquiring detailed traveling data by connecting with in-vehicle computers of automobiles, monitoring traveling conditions by cooperating with applications of smartphones, accumulating daily traveling data to improve energy saving driving and driving skills If the device is "Automatic"is.

Automatic: An Auto Accessory to Make You a Smarter Driver
https://www.automatic.com/

You can see what kind of things can be done using Automatic by seeing the following movie.

Automatic - Your Smart Driving Assistant


When going out to drive, first prepare the "Automatic" application installed on the smartphone.


Then use the body of "Automatic" that fits in the palm of your hand.


Automatic is connected to the diagnostic port (ODB - II) of the vehicle near the driver 's seat. The diagnostic port is mainly used when the mechanic grasps the state of the vehicle during maintenance and repair.


When attached to the connector, Automatic knows which car was connected. This time it was connected to MINI Cooper of 2006 formula.


Soon, it also connected to the application of the smartphone.BLE(Bluetooth LE) communication will be carried out, and information from ECU (engine control unit) mounted on the vehicle will be able to be monitored. The data that can be read here depends on the vehicle, but it is a lot of data showing the state of the vehicle including vehicle speed, engine condition, information on accelerator operation. In addition, an acceleration sensor and GPS are built in the main body, and the state such as sudden acceleration / deceleration and the current position are monitored together.


OBD(ON-BOardDIagnostics: in-vehicle type failure diagnosis) system was installed in order to self-judge a failure of a vehicle-mounted computer. But without worrying about such a difficult thing, the driver can just start the car as usual.


By grasping your driving situation, you can expect to reduce wasteful gasoline consumption.


In case of sudden departure, sudden braking, excessive speed, the function to notify the driver by alarm sound "beeps" is also installed.


It is also possible to grasp the current driving situation.


When an abnormality occurs in the car body during traveling ......


Notification will be sent to the screen of the smartphone. You can swipe and check the contents.


It was announcement that "Cap of petrol tank is open".


Only then respond according to the contents of the screen.


The problem was solved successfully and it became possible to run comfortably again.


Even when you park your car on the street there is a convenient function.


Since the application remembers where you parked the car, you do not have to search it.


If you inform friends about the place, we can also car sharing vehicles.


There are accidents and malfunctions that you must be aware of in the drive at night.


In the event of a major shock due to a collision or the like, it has the function of automatically sending an emergency contact to the police and a message to the family.


Also, the data monitored by Automatic is saved on the cloud, and you can refer to the past history by accessing a dedicated "dashboard" from the browser.

Automatic Dashboard
https://dashboard.automatic.com/

By accessing the page and clicking "Try the demo" you can try out the demo of the dashboard.


The dashboard screen is displayed. The traveling locus is displayed on the map in the page center area, on which the results of daily traveling and on the right are detailed results of each day.


Hover over the daily chart and the corresponding route on the map will be highlighted.


If you move the cursor to the detailed display area on the right, the map is automatically zoomed and you can check more detailed screen.


"Automatic" is on sale for 99 dollars and 95 cents (about 11 thousand yen), but it can be sold and used only in the US at the time of article creation. Because Automatic is compatible with OBD-II mandated for vehicles sold in the United States in 1996 and later, and because it uses information restricted to the US such as gas station information etc., other areas The reason is that it can not guarantee the operation.

However, it seems that manufacturers are also conducting verifications in regions other than the US, and there is a possibility of responding in the future. People who are interestedThis pageIf you register your email address from, you will receive notifications when it becomes available.