The Ring Automotive Cam appears to have been discontinued

Ring confirmed to The Verge that it has stopped promoting its Ring Automotive Cam, a dashcam / safety digicam hybrid that data the street and the motive force whereas in movement and acts as a safety digicam when a automobile is parked. The product, which launched at CES 2023, has been onerous to come back by since occurring sale final January, and prospects who tried to buy one in the previous few months are discovering these orders canceled.

“We have skilled ongoing delays with Automotive Cam and have determined to cease the sale of the gadget,” Ring spokesperson Andrea McDonald informed The Verge in an electronic mail. “Clients who bought a Automotive Cam will proceed to obtain software program updates and help. We stay enthusiastic about alternatives to innovate within the auto area.” 

McDonald declined to elaborate on what kind of delays or whether or not Ring will resume gross sales sooner or later.

As I famous in my assessment, the Ring Automotive Cam had a novel method however appeared to fall between two stools. It wasn’t that helpful in case you needed a devoted dashcam (because of low video high quality and excessive month-to-month charges), and as a safety gadget for safeguarding your automotive, it felt like overkill. It additionally did not capitalize on its Ring and Alexa connections, with restricted integrations and few voice-enabled options.

In an electronic mail Amazon despatched to a Verge reader canceling his order for the gadget, it shared an analogous response to Ring’s, citing “ongoing delays with Ring Automotive Cam’s availability.” He had positioned the order in October, but it surely was delayed till December and at last canceled this week.

Based mostly on on-line opinions, the Automotive Cam did ship to some prospects early on, however since that preliminary rollout, the product has been primarily vaporware.