Chrysler bringing the Internet to the road

Stuck in a traffic jam during rush hour might be more bearable if you could check your e-mail, place some bids on eBay or post to your blog.

You soon may be able to do just that in a 2009 Chrysler.

The cars will receive 3G cellular broadband signals, then route them to any Wi-Fi enabled devices in or around the vehicle.

Traffic-safety advocates are less than enthused.

"Stop already!" Russ Rader of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety told the Times. "Clearly this is a problem. Our cars are becoming just another place to catch up on calls and now e-mail, and that's a real safety problem."

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