[DeTomaso] NPC: Disgusting

[Will Kooiman]

Yep.

There are plenty of positives to this technology.  It is effectively
on-star mandated by the gov't.

Imagine going to court and not having to argue that you were rear ended.
The judge/jury could pull up the GPS data and there'd be no question.

But it's way too much big brother for me.  No thank you.

On 2/26/14 12:40 AM, "Jerry Knotts" <knottsj at galstar.com> wrote:

>
>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.
>
>
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>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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