When you’re taking a long drive to a business meeting in another state or nipping around running business errands all day in-car tech is essential for your road trip. To make your car your office on wheels, fit for communication, sharing documents but also to get organized and prepare mentally for your next task and network meeting. You also need to feel relaxed, prepared and ready to take on the day and cope with the tiredness that comes with long journeys, not to mention other road users who inspire rage inside you with their poor driving skills. Compiled below are just a few pieces of in-car tech that are essential for making your on the road life pleasant, bearable and functional.
Seat Heater
If you couldn’t afford the in-car seat warmers as a fancy add on to an already insanely expensive car, or your cars a bit retro and doesn’t have the luxury of a heater, you can purchase a detachable seat warmer and plug it into the cigarette socket of the car. There’s nothing quite like driving in bitterly cold weather and having heat consistently radiate through your body on your journey to put you in a pleasant and comforting mood before a busy working day.
Phone Charger
You run a business, it’s vital for your phone to be on, always! This is an obvious piece of technology that slips people’s minds. Available pretty much anywhere (online, in-store) for next to nothing. Just keep it in your car permanently to avoid the dreaded low battery when you’re taking an urgent call. Allowing your business to lean on technology is crucial in the capacity to stay connected with customers, employees, business partners, lenders and so on that need to speak to you. You’re in demand, even when you’re driving, so ensure your phones available to receive calls with an in-car charger.
Dash Cam
Take away multiple concerns when driving, stopping and starting on your business journey, in busy periods, highways and dodgy areas a dash cam (depending on the functionality you choose) are your eyes and memory of the road, incidents, break-ins and can help you with reverse parking too. The video adds security to your business journey in cases such as; providing evidence of an accident you were involved in to your insurance company. Or to avoid colossal reversing mistakes with your parking sensor cam while trying to quickly park as you’re rushing to get to a business exhibition. Blackbox my car list of best dash cams present a whole range to suit different budgets and features to fit your business journeys, so take a peek!
Phone Holder
Having your phone shaking around on your dashboard or rattling back and forth in your glove compartment is distracting, impractical and most likely damaging for your cell. If you don’t have one already select and purchase a phone holder, however, check it’s suitable to fit your device. Some phone holders incorporate a phone charger too, meaning you don’t have to buy the wire mentioned above to keep your phone charged up. With your phone securely in place, you’re capable of making business calls without sacrificing your safety on the road by attempting to hold your phone as you drive.
In-car technology can support your business on the road, whether to provide you with comfort, safety, and reassurance or functionality, thankfully for entrepreneurs, we live in an era that means an in-car office is possible.
