A cars cellular service is managed by the manufacturer. It’s not a traditional plan like you have for your phone. The manufacturer typically leverages the cellular service to sell you additional features. The base functionality for their benefit is always there sending data about the car. It’s also how over the air firmware updates are applied to the infotainment system.
But how does it work? Does the car have a mobile data plan included? Or is doing it through connected smartphone?
A cars cellular service is managed by the manufacturer. It’s not a traditional plan like you have for your phone. The manufacturer typically leverages the cellular service to sell you additional features. The base functionality for their benefit is always there sending data about the car. It’s also how over the air firmware updates are applied to the infotainment system.
The car indeed has mobile data. A Tesla has a permanent 4g connection.