# Autonet Mobile
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'''Autonet Mobile''' was a [Santa Rosa](/source/Santa_Rosa%2C_California), [California](/source/California) based [company](/source/company) that provided 4G in-vehicle [telematics](/source/telematics) devices, and marketing and management software for automotive dealerships and [aftermarket](/source/Aftermarket_(automotive)) service providers. The company held several original equipment manufacturer agreements with the automotive manufacturers [General Motors](/source/General_Motors), [Chrysler](/source/Chrysler), [Dodge](/source/Dodge), [Jeep](/source/Jeep), [Subaru](/source/Subaru), and [Volkswagen](/source/Volkswagen).[{{Cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10715416 |title=Wi-Fi cars hit the information superhighway |access-date=2013-07-10 |archive-date=2015-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211233753/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10715416 |url-status=dead }}][{{cite web | title=Company's mobile Wi-Fi router for cars will be offered as option in GM's Cadillac CTS starting next month | url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090326/BUSINESS/903269981 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212023631/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2269594&sid=555&fid=181 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |url-status=dead}}] In early 2011, it was estimated that there were 10,000 Autonet Mobile users in the [United States](/source/United_States).[{{cite web|title=Wi-Fi cars hitting the information superhighway|url=https://phys.org/news/2011-03-wi-fi-cars-superhighway.html|website=phsy.org|access-date=2021-11-25}}] As of 2009, the Autonet Mobile routers were primarily available as a factory installed product that required activation, although they were also available as an aftermarket product through auto dealerships and [retailers](/source/retailers) as well as online retailers like Amazon.com.[{{cite web | url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/06/23/autonet-mobile-in-car-wifi-router-goes-national-with-amazon-avai/ | title=Autonet Mobile in-car WiFi router goes national with Amazon availability | date=23 June 2009 }}]
==History==
Autonet Mobile was founded in 2005 by Sterling Pratz and Doug Moeller in Sonoma County, California. The company developed a mobile router that connected to [3G](/source/3G) cellular networks to create a mobile [Wi-Fi](/source/Wi-Fi) hotspot.[{{cite web |last1=Baig |first1=Edward |title=Autonet car-based Wi-Fi system was neat but a bit bumpy |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-10-29-baig-autonet-review_N.htm |website=USA Today |access-date=20 August 2022}}] Autonet Mobile launched its services in 2007.[{{cite web |last1=Baig |first1=Edward |title=Gadgets tap into consumers' need to be on the go, desire for high-def |url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-01-07-reporters-notebook_x.htm |website=USA Today |access-date=20 August 2022}}] They presented at the International Consumer Electronics show in 2008 and by 2009 had reported a sales increase of 221% in the first quarter.[{{cite web |url=https://lancasteronline.com/article/local/215170_Let-s-get-in-the-car-and---surf-.html |title=Let's get in the car and … surf? - Columns |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710163523/https://lancasteronline.com/article/local/215170_Let-s-get-in-the-car-and---surf-.html |archive-date=10 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc2009049_588284_page_2.htm |title=Cars Gone Wireless |accessdate=2013-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109133507/https://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc2009049_588284_page_2.htm |archivedate=2010-01-09 }}][{{cite web|url=https://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2009/tc20090715_563620.htm |title=In-Car Electronics Poised to Rebound|accessdate=2013-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310141118/https://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2009/tc20090715_563620.htm |archivedate=2012-03-10 }}] [General Motors](/source/General_Motors) and [Subaru](/source/Subaru) began offering the Autonet Mobile service as a dealer-installed option in 2009[{{cite web | url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/12/14/seven-chevy-models-eligible-for-199-autonet-mobile-wifi-router/ | title=Seven Chevy models eligible for $199 Autonet Mobile WiFi router | date=15 December 2009 }}] with [Mercedes](/source/Mercedes-Benz) and the [Chevrolet](/source/Chevrolet) Silverado adopting the Wi-Fi device in 2012.[{{cite web | url=https://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Aug/0829_silverado_wifi.html | title=Take Your Office on the Road with the 2012 Chevy Silverado | date=29 August 2011 }}][{{cite web | url=https://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=42417040 | title=Autonet Mobile Inc - Company Profile and News }}]
The company partnered with [Robert Bosch](/source/Robert_Bosch) GmbH to manufacture an embedded telematics unit to interface with a vehicle's [CAN bus](/source/CAN_bus).[[https://archive.today/20130710163512/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-204756208.html HighBeam]]
==Other uses==
Autonet Mobile's Wi-Fi devices were sold to counties in [Florida](/source/Florida), [Arizona](/source/Arizona), [Colorado](/source/Colorado), [Missouri](/source/Missouri), and [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) for use in school buses, which prompted the development of internal content filters.[{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE0DE1031F931A25751C0A9669D8B63 | title=Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus into Rolling Study Hall | newspaper=The New York Times | date=12 February 2010 | last1=Dillon | first1=Sam }}][{{cite web | url=https://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-schools/ci_20226311/nederland-school-bus-becomes-wi-fi-hot-spot?IADID=Search-www.dailycamera.com-www.dailycamera.com | title=Nederland school bus becomes Wi-Fi hot spot | date=21 March 2012 }}][{{cite news | url=https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/06/16/35wifibus.h29.html?qs=Ian+Quillen | title=Districts Equipping School Buses with WiFi | newspaper=Education Week | date=11 June 2010 | last1=Quillen | first1=Ian }}]
In 2011, the Southside EMS department in Chatham County, Georgia equipped 35 ambulances with the Autonet Mobile Wi-Fi routers, allowing EMS technicians to file trip reports and share EKG information with hospitals while en route.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.9-1-1magazine.com/Pratz-Connected-Ambulance |title=Speeding Patient Care - Case Study: The Connected Ambulance |access-date=2013-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223832/https://www.9-1-1magazine.com/Pratz-Connected-Ambulance |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}]
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