Its a "poop powered" three wheeler
Posted on 02/07/2014 8:24:50 AM PST by IBD editorial writer
Auto Safety: The Obama administration is pushing technology that will let cars "talk" to each other to avoid crashes. Sounds great. But do we really want the folks who built HealthCare.gov at the wheel of our automobiles?
Earlier this week, the Department of Transportation announced plans to require all cars to come equipped with "vehicle to vehicle" communications technology it's now developing.
Once in place, these V2V devices would transmit information about car speeds and locations, warning drivers of danger. The system might even take control of a car to prevent a crash.
Administration officials call it "game-changing" technology that could prevent 80% of crashes that don't involve drunken driving or mechanical failure.
They hope to have a proposed rule ready before Obama leaves office.
Wonderful. Except we've heard it all before.
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another version of death panels
Sort of a Crescent and Star Chamber...
yup
You mean kinda like a Hi-tech Lady Di killing?
Me too.
Of course they want to control your car!
Tea Partiers will get sixteen robotickets in the mail every month and lose their driving privileges (they'll have to ask a Democrat for a ride).
Communists, not so much.
Greek drivers have had tattletales installed in commercial trucks for 50 years and more. Hit the speed limit, boom, you get a ticket a month later.
The Dutch wire their highways and watch everyone with radar and cameras.
Another reason to shun Eurosocialism like the Black Death.
It’s red light cameras on steroids.
“If you like your car, you can keep it!”
Hey!!! Just like the Volkswagen!!!
/s/
IMHO
I see what they did there.
All I can say is...Catch me if you can!
Maybe they should allow the private sector to come up with a good V2V protocol, rather than have government force it upon automakers.
With government involved, you might end up with a V2V that would be like Stimpy the Cat talking to Tor Johnson talking to Lenny Small.
PING!
Its a "poop powered" three wheeler
Dagnabbit! I caught the “to” on preview and fixed it! The NSA stole my second “o”!
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