Esforços para levar a internet (móvel) aos carros

«"As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grow, so too do the possibilities of where they can be placed. No longer do they have to be in fixed locations such as coffee shops or libraries; planes, trains and automobiles are turning into wireless Internet access points. New technology WiMAX is expected to further accelerate adoption...
"Autonet Mobile Inc. builds the Wi-Fi box Mr. Dyer uses and also makes them available through Avis Budget Group Inc. car rentals. Autonet wants to eventually put Wi-Fi into every car... Amtrak is looking to provide coverage to its trains. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines plans to provide its passengers with Wi-Fi access by next year...
"Seen speeding the adoption of Internet access in vehicles is wireless technology WiMAX, which is similar to Wi-Fi but with longer range. Sprint and Clearwire Corp. are partnering to build a nationwide network.
"Sprint recently held a technology summit in which partner Nokia Corp. demonstrated the applications of WiMAX in a Ford Motor Co. Mustang fitted with Nokia N800 tablets embedded in the back of the car's front-row headrests, with clips of 'Terminator 2' and 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' wirelessly streaming from a remote personal computer. While the demonstration used a Wi-Fi signal, Nokia said WiMAX would fill the gap down the line.
"'It represents how the in-vehicle experience will look in a year,' said Claudine Goldsmith, head of marketing for Nokia's U.S. automotive group. She noted that even at 70 miles an hour, the car could maintain a steady connection to the Web."»

fonte: «Those on the Go Get to Go Online», WSJ, By Roger Cheng, 04,09/07