Ancient Vehicle to vehicle communication
We need a Congress with BALLS to keep the bureaucracy small and in check.
If thought ObamaCare was bad, just wait until the government controls the brake and gas pedal on your car.
I see an unmitigated disaster in my crystal ball.
Who the Hell gave the DoT statutory authority to tamper with my brakes?
“V2V”. Isn’t that cute. These nanny staters are so smart and creative.
I agree, I don’t like this at all.
I like the idea. Somebody cuts me off and my car automatically sends their car the Ping of Death.
I’m currently driving a 12 year-old car. I expect to keep it at least five more years. Keeping the old, non-smart cars with very few black boxes running is the only way to keep the government out of your business. Check out PAYD or pay-as-you-drive. It’s a government backed insurance initiative to charge people based on a perception of what constitutes reasonable driving. An occasional long trip can raise your rates as well as populate a folder about where you went.
Whose gonna get this billion dollar no-bid deal?
This ability will require cars to be much “smarter” than they are currently. Such technology will EASILY lend itself
to abuse by Big Brother in so many ways it’s hard to imagine
them all. If it has a computer....and anything “smart” does, it can be hacked, hijacked and controlled by hostile
parties.
So many problems with this. Bugs in the system. Hackers in the system. Slick roads, computer apples too much brake or steering. Legacy vehicles nearby the computer is unaware of. Anyone knowing where you are at at all times. Jerks reprogramming their system to command everyone nearby to move right and slow down, thus clearing a path for the guy who thinks he’s special.
tracking device
Several models have a version of this already in that it alerts the driver when
other vehicles get into your blind spots, slows closing rate, etc. This however
isn’t communicated to the other vehicle which apparently what this new program
will do. More gov’t dictates.
I’m a software guy. I see an opportunity here. I am going to look into getting savvy on engine and vehicle management computers (almost took a job in that field a few years back). I see a market for “rooted” vehicles that don’t track position, or report false positions, who scrape/collect other vehicle’s data, impersonate other vehicles... This could be my retirement plan. Seriously.
NSA hacking opening for our vehicles. Perhaps his opponents will be involved in mysterious pileups or the Muzz Brotherhood will detonate fuel tanks
Ancient Vehicle to vehicle communication
Sure, and make it so no-one under 30 can ever afford a new car. Every time the government mandates a new add-on the price gets higher. Then we get to listen to liberals complain about the high cost of new cars, and the greedy auto companies.
Make room for Robo-COP Auto GESTAPO
This will allow the government to locate/track any vehicle anywhere at any time. When they decide to move against you they will know where to go to get you. But it’s all for your safety of course.
The perfect way to go in the “the car makes what we think it’s best, not what you want it to do” direction. Surely Google is somehow involved.
"Hey, Goodlooking. You got plans for later this evening? I know a great little detailing shop. What do you say? You up for a some romantic suds & shine?"