Your car--an extension of your broadband home?

The MIT Technology Review reports that "The number of North American car
models with wireless devices in the dashboard--collectively known as
telematics--has doubled since 2001, according to a report today from
the Telematics Research Group, an industry forecasting firm. While GMs
OnStar is still the leading provider of telematics services, 25
manufacturers of vehicles sold in North America now offer some form of
telematics--ranging from GPS navigation systems to satellite radio and
integrated cell phones--on 101 vehicle models." It's hard enough to get
all the devices inside the home to communicate, but in addition we'd
like compatibility and sometimes interoperability with those in the car.
This is a new area of convergence--the one in which the fixed and mobile
worlds are meeting. (http://www.telematicsresearch.com ( http://www.technologyreview.com )