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Ford Includes Sirius in Long-Range Plans

While the Internet could have uses for a vehicle such as VOIP or messaging, the other technologies for more driver centric needs such as GPS mapping and Satrad have the coverage issue resolved by design. Any effective coverage from Internet will have to come from the likes of telephone carriers, likely from 3G technology (ala the new iPhone). The 3G service will need to be subscription based and you can bet they won't be giving minutes away or putting up cell towers to cover every place a vehicle could go. There are also technical issues with handoffs and service continuity that will need to be resolved. I'm betting that SatRad combined with personal devices such as the iPhone will fulfill the need for some time before fully functional integrated Internet vehicle systems will be practical or affordable. Then there is that sticky and expensive issue of paying for content regardless of the delivery technology.