CLINTON, Miss.-SkyTel, a unit of MCI Inc., launched a vehicle-tracking device targeted at parents of teenage drivers.
The SkyTel SkyGuard device, which is about the size of a bar of soap and connects to the car’s power source, uses wireless and global positioning system technologies to collect location, speed and other vehicle information that is then relayed via the company’s SkyTel network to a secure Web site.
The company said the SkyGuard product allows parents to monitor a child’s driving and to set up zones around areas of interest that should be avoided. In addition to its tracking functions, the product also can remotely lock and unlock doors and disable the vehicle’s starter.
