The automotive industry has continually lagged when it has come to incorporating wireless and open technologies into its latest models. If you buy a 2015 model vehicle with a telematics system, you're going to get locked into a service provider—no choices, no exceptions. Corporate America can handle bring your own device (BYOD) when it comes to cell phones, why can't Detroit and the rest of the automotive world?
According to the information I've got, AT&T is providing connectivity for Audi, BMW, later model GM (2014 and beyond), Tesla, and Volvo vehicles. Verizon (News 
- Alert) has agreements with Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen, as well as handing an earlier generation of OnStar users. Sprint is teamed with Chrysler. Ford seems to be the most hip to BYOD with its in-car SYNC systems enabling customers to either plug in a USB modem or tether to a smartphone for providing broadband connectivity for the car's telematics systems and Wi-Fi network.
For all the "net neutrality" discussions of late, you don't hear anyone complaining about being locked into AT&T (News - Alert) or Verizon if they buy a new car. AT&T allows the family auto to get put onto a mobile shared family data plan, which is nice if you have AT&T as a carrier, but annoying if you happen to have Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile (News - Alert). Car manufacturers, with the exception of Ford, clearly don't care if you have choice in a wireless provider. It makes me wonder why T-Mobile hasn't thrown a fit yet, unless the company is picking up a lot of Ford drivers...Read More
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