Ring is best known for home security cameras and video doorbells, but soon you’ll be able to take a Ring camera on the go with the Ring Car Cam, its first car dash camera.
The Ring Car Cam, unveiled today at CES, is a low-profile device that wedges between the bottom of your windshield and the top of your dashboard and plugs into your car’s OBD-II port for power. It features both outward-facing and inward-facing cameras that can record any incidents inside or in front of your vehicle.
The camera uses similar incident alert and recording functions as Ring’s home cameras; it starts recording and sends a message to the Ring app on your phone when it senses a break-in, collision, or other event involving your car.
It also has a microphone and speaker that enable Alexa functionality, and has a Traffic Stop feature that can record several minutes inside your car when you say “Alexa, Record.” The speaker and mic also let you talk to anyone in the car remotely through the Ring app.
Connected features like alerts require an internet connection for the camera, which supports both Wi-Fi and LTE. Wi-Fi works when it’s in range of your home network, but LTE requires a Ring Protect Go subscription for $6 per month or $60 per year. Ring Protect Go also enables cloud storage of automatically recorded clips.
The Car Cam ships on Feb. 15 for $249.99, but you can get it for $199.99 if you pre-order before Jan. 31.