US satellite and internet radio broadcaster SiriusXM has acquired connected automotive dongle maker Automatic Labs for an undisclosed sum, marking SiriusXM’s entrance into the telematics hardware space to build on its existing connected vehicle applications. Given that SiriusXM has a huge subscriber base of 31.6m, this deal has great potential for Automatic’s dongles, but it comes at a time where newer vehicles are beginning to integrate the telematics functionality directly into the vehicle hardware, meaning that dongle makers like Automatic won’t be needed to serve new cars – confining them to older vehicles and third-party integrations. This is exactly where Automatic could fit in to SiriusXM’s plans, as the Liberty Media owned company runs a Pre-Owned Program in partnership with…