VW launches a doorbell

Yes, we know! It sounds crazy! Volkswagen designing doorbells for cars?

It’s true you can now answer your door while you’re stuck in traffic on the M25!

Anyone with an App Connect- and Mirrorlink-enabled VW car will be able to hook the car up with a compatible DoorBird doorbell. When someone rings the doorbell, a message pops up on the dashboard touchscreen, giving drivers the option to talk with the person at the other end. This functionality is already built into the DoorBird smartphone app, but hasn’t been compatible with in-car systems until now.

That means drivers can, potentially, tell delivery drivers where to leave the package. It also could be useful when guests arrive early, or completely unannounced. In future, the system will also be able to open gates or doors manufactured by Hörmann, another one of VW’s partners in the project.

Crazy idea…. that might just work! Credit to Volkswagen for being the first!

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