The Hud For The Elio

[pistonboy]

Where did you find that dashboard ?

Post 102 of this thread.

 

[Rob Croson]

Their main website is horribly out-of-date and appears not to have been touched by a Website Administrator in any significant way since November 2014.

But overall, I'm somewhat put off by the lack of information publicly available concerning an operation that touts its corporate success and existence on enhancing the Internet-of-Things experience.

These are things that really turned me off on the whole thing, too. Any company that is pushing such high-tech, connected and *expensive* solutions should have much more of an Internet presence. How about some demos? How about some blog articles touting their tech? How about some updates on their Android progress? How about *anything*?!

I could probably swing the $2k price tag, if it offered something truly compelling, like lifetime free (or extremely cheap) connectivity for some basic functions like maps, navigation, streaming audio, etc. With a proprietary system they could lock out tethering and restrict data to only their desired streams.

The concept they are working toward has piqued my interest. Their monster price tag has inspired me to go looking for other, more affordable ways to accomplish the parts that I want to have. Torque, a Bluetooth OBD2 adapter, and a dashboard phone mount have gotten me quite a bit of that.

 

[Coss]

These are things that really turned me off on the whole thing, too. Any company that is pushing such high-tech, connected and *expensive* solutions should have much more of an Internet presence. How about some demos? How about some blog articles touting their tech? How about some updates on their Android progress? How about *anything*?!

I could probably swing the $2k price tag, if it offered something truly compelling, like lifetime free (or extremely cheap) connectivity for some basic functions like maps, navigation, streaming audio, etc. With a proprietary system they could lock out tethering and restrict data to only their desired streams.

The concept they are working toward has piqued my interest. Their monster price tag has inspired me to go looking for other, more affordable ways to accomplish the parts that I want to have. Torque, a Bluetooth OBD2 adapter, and a dashboard phone mount have gotten me quite a bit of that.

I'm guessing that you didn't attend their 30 min "show and tell" presentation.
You have to provide the tablet it displays on, most of the apps they have planned for it are not even close to done or functioning; cameras they talk about, they don't have, but they're considering some of "the best available at the time of release"; they don't know if it will be multiple (up to 6) cameras or 1 or 3
But "They will use the best, and don't know if they will be included in the price". They haven't completed the phone interface; but they have found a way that you'll be able to use any carrier; price is unknown for the per month service charge.

After I sat through that <ahem> presentation of Pixie Dust software I wrote them .... 3 times so far.
I have yet to get a reply.
My personal take on their "system" over priced, and for the most part, nonexistent; but really nothing more that an OBDII box that does signal read/write; a few software apps that are no different then what is already out on the web combined into 1 bloated app.
Once I was done I decided I was done ..... with them.

 

[Ty]

I'm guessing that you didn't attend their 30 min "show and tell" presentation.
You have to provide the tablet it displays on, most of the apps they have planned for it are not even close to done or functioning; cameras they talk about, they don't have, but they're considering some of "the best available at the time of release"; they don't know if it will be multiple (up to 6) cameras or 1 or 3
But "They will use the best, and don't know if they will be included in the price". They haven't completed the phone interface; but they have found a way that you'll be able to use any carrier; price is unknown for the per month service charge.

After I sat through that <ahem> presentation of Pixie Dust software I wrote them .... 3 times so far.
I have yet to get a reply.
My personal take on their "system" over priced, and for the most part, nonexistent; but really nothing more that an OBDII box that does signal read/write; a few software apps that are no different then what is already out on the web combined into 1 bloated app.
Once I was done I decided I was done ..... with them.

That's a shame, too. Having the ability to record video upon disturbance and send it to your phone and the ability to check out the surroundings of your car via your phone (like the mall worker who wants to see if it looks safe to walk out to her car) would be nifty. But, at $2,000, hard pass.

 

[Ty]

In Poll related news, the poll at the start of this thread is moving right along. At this posing, it's 81.5% to 18.5%. Get your votes in quick! You don't want your voice to go unheard on this very important topic!

 

[xtspode]

These are things that really turned me off on the whole thing, too. Any company that is pushing such high-tech, connected and *expensive* solutions should have much more of an Internet presence. How about some demos? How about some blog articles touting their tech? How about some updates on their Android progress? How about *anything*?!

I could probably swing the $2k price tag, if it offered something truly compelling, like lifetime free (or extremely cheap) connectivity for some basic functions like maps, navigation, streaming audio, etc. With a proprietary system they could lock out tethering and restrict data to only their desired streams.

The concept they are working toward has piqued my interest. Their monster price tag has inspired me to go looking for other, more affordable ways to accomplish the parts that I want to have. Torque, a Bluetooth OBD2 adapter, and a dashboard phone mount have gotten me quite a bit of that.

The smart phone and a Bluetooth adapter is all I need there.

 

[raptor213]

Has anyone heard of or been actively following the progress of Vinli? Check these guys out: https://www.vin.li/

They're making waves recently, climbing the ladder to almost Tier II automotive supplier status. They cooperate with Continental, so what are the chances that Elio takes their raw meta data from their online Configurator - which likely reveals very few Elio website visitors see value in the $2,000 Infinite Skyz Skyzmatic system - and they offer an alternative like Vinli?

 

[raptor213]

Has anyone heard of or been actively following the progress of Vinli? Check these guys out: https://www.vin.li/

They're making waves recently, climbing the ladder to almost Tier II automotive supplier status. They cooperate with Continental, so what are the chances that Elio takes their raw meta data from their online Configurator - which likely reveals very few Elio website visitors see value in the $2,000 Infinite Skyz Skyzmatic system - and they offer an alternative like Vinli?

Their two product offerings that seem applicable to the Elio are an OBDII advanced dongle that brings 4G LTE in-car connectivity (for a monthly subscription fee through T-Mobile) and a digital dashboard platform that seems analogous to the offerings of the Skyz system, Torque, etc.

 

[Rob Croson]

Has anyone heard of or been actively following the progress of Vinli? Check these guys out: https://www.vin.li/

They're making waves recently, climbing the ladder to almost Tier II automotive supplier status. They cooperate with Continental, so what are the chances that Elio takes their raw meta data from their online Configurator - which likely reveals very few Elio website visitors see value in the $2,000 Infinite Skyz Skyzmatic system - and they offer an alternative like Vinli?

Their web site is pretty, but it sucks. I just read their front page, and I have no idea what they are hawking. Fail.

 

[Coss]

Their web site is pretty, but it sucks. I just read their front page, and I have no idea what they are hawking. Fail.

This is funny; if you go into the categories / FAQ's under every section it says: 0 Comments
That's under all of them.
So I guess they're keeping it all hush hush.