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Car is a smartphone on wheels. Here's who's listening

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Briefings

A 2026 article by Northeastern University's Khoury Institute argues that modern cars function as smartphones, with the author suggesting that the car industry is the primary consumer of smartphone data. The piece notes that while the car is a 'smartphone on wheels,' the specific mechanism for this data consumption remains unclear, leaving the industry's role in this digital shift ambiguous.

Key points

• The article suggests the car industry is the primary consumer of smartphone data, though the specific mechanism for this data consumption remains unclear.
• The author identifies the car industry as the primary consumer of smartphone data, though the specific mechanism for this data consumption remains unclear.

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The article's specific claims about data consumption mechanisms are unverified, and the source material is limited to the provided URL and comments.

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