Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to launch new ‘Uconnect Market’ in-vehicle commerce platform

Automaker will start offering new feature in eligible Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brand vehicles from the second half of this year

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has launched ‘Uconnect Market’, an in-vehicle commerce platform that will allow customers to make on-demand reservation and to purchase products and services directly from the vehicle touchscreen, FCA said in a press release on 24 June. Using new platform, drivers and passengers in FCA vehicles will be able to order and pay for food and beverages; reserve a table on the way to their favorite restaurants, and locate and pay for fuel at participating stations, all from inside their vehicles, without having to reach for a physical credit card.