So here's a question:
I have the Google app on my iPhone and a Pebble smartwatch. Often I will get notifications from Google about how far it is to somewhere and what the traffic conditions are like. It's usually to places like home or work, but sometimes other places I frequent as well.
But here's the weird thing: There seems to be some sort of association with the car. I noticed for some time I'd feel my watch buzz and get a notification as I got in to the car, but just assumed it was coincidence because I would be leaving for work or home at around the same time every day. But a couple of weeks ago, I was out of town for 3 days staying at a friend's lake house. I noticed that every single time I went out to the car to get something, my watch would buzz with stats on my trip from there to home. Every single time. All I had to do was open the car's door and I'd get the notification withing a minute or two. I've been paying attention ever since and sure enough, almost every time I get in to the car, I will get one of these notifications about the trip time to wherever it is Google assumes I'm going.
What's the deal with this? I can't figure out what would have to be connected (between the Google app and my car) to allow this to happen. Spooky!