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 digital camera hybrid that data the highway and the driving force whereas in movement and acts as a safety digital camera when a car is parked. The product, which launched at CES 2023, has been arduous to return by since happening sale final January, and clients 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 machine,” Ring spokesperson Andrea McDonald instructed The Verge in an e mail. “Prospects who bought a Automotive Cam will proceed to obtain software program updates and assist. 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 strategy however appeared to fall between two stools. It wasn’t that helpful when you needed a devoted dashcam (due to low video high quality and excessive month-to-month charges), and as a safety machine for shielding your automobile, 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 e mail Amazon despatched to a Verge reader canceling his order for the machine, it shared an identical response to Ring’s, citing “ongoing delays with Ring Automotive Cam’s availability.” He had positioned the order in October, however it was delayed till December and at last canceled this week.

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