Most modern cars come equipped with a full suite of digital tools, but some 150 million vehicles on the road aren't connected at all. The good news: It doesn't take much to convert that clunker you're driving into a smart car, said Jordan Golson at Wired. Verizon's newly launched Hum is a small device that plugs into a vehicle's onboard diagnostic port. It collects and analyzes data on fuel economy, battery charge level, engine error codes, and more.
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