March 2, 2012 04:47 pm EDT

Chrysler signs deal with Sprint for Uconnect (updated)

Chrysler's in-car Uconnect EV-Do system allows you to stay connected over WiFi on the go, with your vehicle acting as a 150-foot wireless hotspot around your whip. It's been announced (in what is quite possibly the world's shortest ever press release) that Sprint is replacing Autonet Mobile as the infrastructure partner behind the service. Now you'll be able to tweet while doing 90 on the interstate thanks to the company's Emerging Solutions Group which will have direct responsibility for the partnership.

Update: That terse release may not have told the whole story, we're talking to Autonet now to find out more.

Update 2: We've been in contact with Autonet Mobile and it turns out that Chrysler's partnership with Sprint does not mean the mobile WiFi router maker is out, only that 3G service is being provided by the carrier. We apologize for the confusion.

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