@DonaldS The car does not need to be actively running for the Car Cam to receive power via the OBD-II port. When your vehicle is parked, the Car Cam goes into a low-power monitoring mode. In the example of your car being parked in your garage, it will be in that low-power monitoring mode and connected to your home wifi. You can view and save local video clips at this time. We appreciate your input regarding the drive event clip length, and are always working on improving our products and services to provide a better experience. After the car has been parked awhile, the Car Cam may turn off once it detects a certain vehicle battery level in order to ensure you’re able to start your vehicle. The device will turn back on once the vehicle is started. To control how long Car Cam stays active between drives, you can change the Vehicle Battery Usage setting in the Ring app. This setting allows you to determine how soon Car Cam shuts off based on your driving behavior, battery age, and the environment. I hope this helps answer your questions.

There is another massive thread on this, and I'm seeing it on one of my cars. The camera turns off within 5 minutes of the engine being turned off. Ring you seriously need to change this threshold setting or let customers adjust it. The device is useless if it only stays on for 5 mins after the engine is off.