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Connected Car Overview

Real-time insights and safety alerts. 

Connected Car allows you to track your vehicle’s location, monitor its diagnostic health and receive alerts for speeding, towing and more—all from the Alarm.com Alarm.com app. Its dedicated cellular connection and backup battery ensure 24/7 awareness, even when the car is parked and the engine is off. Plus, our document storage feature lets you store digital copies of licenses, insurance cards, vehicle registration, inspection paperwork, and more in the app for easy access.

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Key features

Vehicle diagnostics

Maintenance alerts and real-time data in the Alarm.com app help keep vehicles in good working order.

Family driving

Get detailed trip recaps to see travel routes and fuel performance. Monitor driver behaviors to gain insights that can help reduce wear and tear.

Vehicle security 

Protect a valuable asset against theft and damage with location tracking and  unexpected movement alerts

One app for home + car

Connected Car integrates seamlessly with the Alarm.com platform. Easily install the device on your own by plugging it into your vehicle’s OBD-II port. Any vehicle with an OBD-II port is compatible, including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles.

Pro Tip: Add your Car Connector as a geo-device with Alarm.com Places to receive helpful arming reminders. If you leave the designated area without arming your system, you receive a notification

Visit the Alarm.com Partner Portal to purchase Connected Car devices and access marketing, installation, and support resources.

Overview video

For more information about installing and troubleshooting Connected Car devices, see Connected Car.

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