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Volkswagen Starts Sales of Black Box to Record Car Data
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Volkswagen AG plans to sell a little black box in Austria that records trips and tracks the location of a car to gauge European demand for connected-vehicle services.
The DiBox allows the user to access data on the car via a smartphone and is available for new as well as old VW and Audi models, Porsche Holding GmbH, Volkswagen’s Salzburg, Austria-based retail unit, said today. The device, which connects to a vehicle’s electronics system, will cost 299 euros ($350), plus an annual subscription fee of 49 euros.