[DeTomaso] NPC: Disgusting

[Jerry Knotts]

It would be very easy to mail traffic tickets for speeding and running 
stop signs etc.  You have the GPS and speed available to any network 
within the cars range.



On 2/25/2014 10:10 PM, Will Kooiman wrote:
> I think I've posted this before (too lazy to search archives).
>
> This technology has existed for a long time.  The selling point is it can
> a) alert you of dangers at an upcoming intersection, and b) allow police
> to disable cars from their patrol cars.
>
> What isn't advertised is it can also be used to charge taxes on a per-mile
> basis.  Instead of paying gasoline taxes or tolls, in 20 or 30 years we
> might pay taxes based on the number of miles we drive each year.
>
> And, of course, the people that benefit the most are those that sell the
> technology, and the politicians that accept their contributions.
>
> I was at a toll road trade show in Cleveland (IBTTA) 7 or 8 years ago
> where the technology was pushed.
>
> And like everyone else, I really hope it doesn't happen in my lifetime.
>
> On 2/25/14 7:49 PM, "Jerry Knotts" <knottsj at galstar.com> wrote:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> A mechanic friend of mine says that the government is forcing a limited
>> area network to be installed in all new car shortly. Basically it tracks
>> all other networked cars in your vacinity.  I have task him with coming
>> up with a network node that basically broadcasts " Move it or loose it,
>> I am comin' through!"  I will put one in each Pantera, the Mustang and
>> Rx-7.  I will not put anything in my larger trucks or tractors.  Looking
>> forward to sinking with the rest of the community.
>>
>> In the outback of Oklahoma,
>> jerry
>>
>>
>> On 2/25/2014 5:03 PM, dave londry wrote:
>>>     Connected Cars
>>>
>>> Improving Sync is crucial for Ford to draw car shoppers who are
>>> increasingly looking to be connected at all times. In-vehicle
>>> technology is the top selling point for 39 percent of auto buyers,
>>> more than twice the 14 percent who say their first consideration is
>>> traditional performance measures such as power and speed, according to
>>> a study by the consulting firm Accenture released in December.
>>>
>>> (vomiting in my lunch)
>>> dave
>>>
>>>
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