That’s the appeal of a new wireless Android Auto adapter from Ottocast, which is very small and just hides within your car’s standard USB port.

The Aluratek AWCGD02F is a small USB adapter that lets you turn any infotainment system that supports wired Android Auto or Apple CarPlay into a wireless one.

USB modems are actually small computers, typically running Linux or Android-based operating systems, with their own storage and Wi-Fi capability. They also have a baseband radio processor that’s ...