aid: automatic-labs
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/automatic-labs.png
name: Automatic Labs
description: 'Automatic Labs was a connected-car company (the Automatic OBD-II adapter and
  companion app plus a developer platform / REST API for trip, vehicle, and driving-behavior
  data), founded circa 2011 and backed by a16z. It was acquired by SiriusXM in 2017 and wound
  down: the service and its developer API were discontinued around May 2020. As of this enrichment
  pass the automatic.com domain (and its api./developer. subdomains) 301-redirects to automattic.com,
  the unrelated WordPress company, so no live API, documentation, or developer surface remains to
  harvest. This profile is retained as a defunct a16z portfolio lead.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automatic-labs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: defunct
x-status-evidence: 'https://automatic.com and api./developer. subdomains 301-redirect to
  https://automattic.com (probed 2026-07-18, HTTP 200 final=automattic.com); connected-car
  service discontinued ~2020 after SiriusXM acquisition.'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Automotive
- Connected Car
- Telematics
- OBD-II
- Internet of Things
- Mobile
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence