As Americans, there's not much we don't do in our cars...eating, drinking, sleeping, working, applying makeup, or whipping up a cappuccino or a macchiato (you know that's next).  Now you can add one more thing to the list: enjoying broadband wireless Internet connectivity whether parked, stalled or in the passing lane (again, as a passenger only).

Avis Rent A Car recently launched Avis Connect, a service that provides a secure, broadband-level connection to any Wi-Fi device within close proximity to the rental car. The first Avis Connect units are available at San Francisco International Airport and will be offered in the coming weeks at Avis airport locations in San Jose, Oakland, Los Angeles and Newark, followed in the third quarter at airport locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York, San Diego and Seattle. The cost of the Avis Connect service is $10.95 per day.

And should you go through connectivity withdrawals while riding in your own vehicle, relax; the technology that Avis relies on is available to the public at Autonet Mobile, the world's first in-car Internet service provider.