Verizon Retrofits Vintage Legacy Vehicles With Smart Features

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @08:58AM from the make-it-smart dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Verizon have released an after-market system called Hum that can bring 'smart' features to 150 million existing cars of various vintages going as far back as 1999. The system consists of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) reader plugged into the vehicle's OBD port and a Bluetooth-enabled device clipped to the visor. It's the presence of the ODB port that limits the maximum age of the car to 1996. Hum comes with an app, and enables features such as automatic accident reporting, roadside assistance services and the tracking of stolen cars. The service will cost $14.99 per month via subscription.

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Vintage? by rossdee · 2015-08-26 09:16 · Score: 4, Informative

"as far back as 1999"
Thats not vintage
A vintage car is one made between 1919 and 1930.
1918 and earlier then its a veteran
1931 to WWII and its post-vintage
Vehicles made in the latter half of the twentieth century may be considered 'classic' but certainly not vintage.