Volkswagen offshoot Scout Motors is getting a jump-start on CES 2025 subsequent week, with some good news for individuals who plan to take the corporate’s EVs approach, approach outside: The forthcoming Traveler SUV and Terra pickup may have a built-in satellite tv for pc connection.
Scout Motors isn’t saying the place it’s sourcing the satellite tv for pc linkup {hardware} from, or who the service supplier will likely be. All it’s saying in the mean time is that the autos will likely be “pre-wired from the manufacturing unit” and that the hotspot is “meant to have broad attain to assist drivers and passengers keep related in and round their car.”
The corporate solely simply unveiled its first two vehicles in October, they usually’re not due out till 2027, so it’s not terribly shocking that Scout Motors isn’t able to spill all of the beans but. Maybe we will glean a couple of clues after we see the autos in individual at subsequent week’s present, the place Scout Motors additionally plans to point out off its “Group UX” person interface. This — as we learned at TechCrunch Disrupt — will likely be constructed on software program developed by Rivian’s three way partnership with Volkswagen.
