Vinli and Uber Team Up Again

In-Car 4G LTE WiFi Hotspots Sweep the Austin Streets During SXSW

After a successful partnership at CES earlier this year, Vinli teams up with Uber again to bring FREE, high-speed internet connectivity to the streets of Austin, TX during SXSW. (Photo: Business Wire)

AUSTIN, Texas--()--At the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, you can find just about anything on every corner. From front-runners of the tech industry to up-and-coming musicians, the streets of Austin, Texas are overflowed by everything except for one thing: a reliable high-speed internet connection.

After a successful partnership at CES earlier this year, Vinli teams up with Uber again to bring FREE, high-speed internet connectivity to the streets of Austin. Throughout the festival, find a fast, reliable WiFi hotspot in select Uber rides. So whether you’re trying to email an investor pitch deck on your way to the next meeting or stream videos and music from your new favorite SXSW artist, Uber and Vinli are there to help.

With Uber moving fest-goers across the city with on-demand transportation, Vinli is keeping them connected on the road with a reliable 4G LTE high-speed internet connection.

When can I find free high-speed WiFi?

The free in-car WiFi service will be available in select Uber vehicles in Austin from March 11th, 12:00AM CT through March 20th, 11:59PM CT.

Let’s keep Austin weird and connected!

About Vinli

Vinli was founded to bring connectivity to every car on the road today. The 4G LTE in-car WiFi connection unlocks virtually unlimited possibilities for safety services, home automation, maintenance, social, and entertainment apps and premium automotive services. As the world's first open platform for connected car apps, Vinli has only begun to explore these possibilities. Spinning out of the Dialexa Labs incubator in 2014, Vinli officially launched on the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield stage. The company is now backed by some of the largest automotive and tech companies including Samsung, Cox Automotive, Continental, The Westly Group, and First Round Capital. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA. Find out more at vin.li.

Contacts

Vinli
Jennifer Conley, 817-718-5147
VP of Communications
jennifer@vin.li

Contacts

Vinli
Jennifer Conley, 817-718-5147
VP of Communications
jennifer@vin.li