Automatic: A Great Smartphone App to Access Your Car Diagnostics
You don’t need to be a professional mechanic anymore to have the diagnostics of your vehicle at your fingertips. If you drive a vehicle made after 1996, your car’s computer as all the information you need, and it can be accessed right from your smartphone. All it takes is Automatic, a smartphone app available for Android and iPhone. The app is simple to use and set up. Besides providing valuable data on fuel use, it also provides emergency alert services in the event of a crash. It also includes a trip log so you can better make sense of the data of any road trip. The app itself is free, but requires a $99 Link unit, well worth the money if you want better access to your car’s data to improve fuel efficiency and performance.