Volkswagen offshoot Scout Motors is getting a jump-start on CES 2025 subsequent week, with some excellent news for individuals who plan to take the corporate’s EVs method, method open air: The forthcoming Traveler SUV and Terra pickup can 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 for the time being is that the autos will likely be “pre-wired from the manufacturing unit” and that the hotspot is “supposed to have broad attain to assist drivers and passengers keep linked in and round their car.”
The firm solely simply unveiled its first two autos in October, and so they’re not due out till 2027, so it’s not terribly stunning that Scout Motors isn’t able to spill all of the beans but. Perhaps we are able to glean a couple of clues after we see the autos in particular person at subsequent week’s present, the place Scout Motors additionally plans to indicate off its “Community UX” consumer interface. This — as we realized at TechCrunch Disrupt — will likely be constructed on software program developed by Rivian’s three way partnership with Volkswagen.
