Where is Mobile Net Access?

Yesterday, my 10-year old son was asking me questions about the radio in the car. As I was explaining to to him the different channels and frequencies (AM/FM) he then asked, "so where is the access point?" Good question I thought to myself. Where is the access point for the in-vehicle entertainment system? I am sure he implied WiFi access point.

So I showed him and explained where the antenna was embedded in the glass windshield and in the rear glass window. Then I started thinking, what he really meant in his question was the WiFi access point for the car. In his life, everywhere he goes there is free WiFi as long as you are within range of the 'access point'. At least that is his perception of it. His laptop computer, PSP, DS, netbooks, PS3, and almost all these devices that he deals with at home and school on a daily basis all have built-in WiFi capability.

This is definitely one question I equate to "Where are the flying cars?" that I had in my head since I was around his age. It's the 21st century and we still do not have them. Therefore, I hope in the next 20-30 years that mobile net access does not turn out like the visions of flying cars has for my generation, a vivid imagination and elusive dream.

At least for the ubiquitous mobile net access everywhere, the technology hurdles are not mechanical in nature. We already have all the components available to make this happen. The companies and governments trying to solve this problem keep running into techo-political wars. It's all just techno-politics and battles now.