Ring Car Cam And Car Alarm What We Know So Far

Here’s what we know about the Ring Car Cam and Car Alarm so far.

Ring Car Alarm

We’ll start with the Ring Car Alarm, an OBD-II device that sounds when it detects a break-in, towing or an accident. Should any of those situations occur, you’ll be notified via another Alexa-compatible device, and you can even remotely fire the alarm manually if you so choose. Because of this, the Ring Car Alarm doesn’t require any sort of monthly fee. That means all buyers will have to pay is the $59 cost of the device itself.

Ring Car Cam

Next, we step up to the Ring Car Cam, a $199 dash cam that does rely upon Wi-Fi and LTE. (And with this device, you’ll have to pay for data separately.) Ring Car Cam features two HD cameras: one facing out the windshield, and another facing back into the cabin. Like the Ring Car Alarm, it’ll notify owners should it detect anything awry, but being a full dash cam with a true data connection and a link to the cloud, it can do a lot more than that. Additionally, the Ring Car Cam’s Emergency Crash Assist system will notify first responders immediately when an accident occurs. It’s an appreciated feature, though it must be said that this kind of functionality is also making its way into phones, like Google’s Personal Safety app on Android.

Ring Car Connect

Think of Ring Car Connect as a way to integrate the Ring Car Alarm and Ring Car Cam’s software into a vehicle that already has around-view or interior cameras. Car companies are free to integrate Ring Car Connect in their vehicles as they please, but until that happens, interested car owners can purchase a standalone, aftermarket $199 device that essentially enables these features within cars. For example, all four vehicles in Tesla’s current model range can add Ring Car Connect to supplement Tesla’s Sentry Mode. When Sentry Mode is on, owners will be able to watch the feed through Ring apps. They’ll also be able to watch recorded driving footage on other devices, though it’s worth pointing out that like the Ring Car Cam, you’ll have to pay a monthly fee to upload your data to the cloud via LTE.