Quikr has launched QuikrScanner, an IoT device that connects to cars via OBDII ports, providing users with information like the car’s location, performance and overall condition. The device can be interfaced with via the QuikrScanner App available on Android and is ‘coming soon’ to iOS and Windows Phones. The device costs Rs 1,499 for a year’s subscription (including the hardware itself), although it’s not clear how much the subscription will cost after a year. The devices requires a SIM card with a data plan to activate, post which the device connects to the app via Quikr’s servers. A single device can connect to multiple phones, enabling use cases like multiple parents being able to monitor a device in a school bus. Users can view the location and driving path of the vehicle, detailed vehicle history in terms of mileage distribution and idle time, setup an alarm in the event of car being towed, and monitor the health of the car like the battery and coolant status, via the app. The app, called QuikrScanner for Cars, can eventually provide other features like warnings when maintenance is required, as well as mechanic suggestions in the vicinity, making it a pretty useful tool for car owners to have. Other car monitoring system: Earlier this month Jio said it would launch a new IoT product coming up: ‘Jio Car Connect’, an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) device that can be plugged into a car’s OBD module to record and track engine and other vehicular related data.…
