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To: mandaladon

Depends , the wireless connection most car companies use is bluetooth ,, what’s the max range on that?


13 posted on 07/25/2013 1:51:23 PM PDT by Neidermeyer (I used to be disgusted , now I try to be amused.)
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To: Neidermeyer

For us or the government?


20 posted on 07/25/2013 1:58:55 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Neidermeyer
what’s the max range on that?

33 feet to the repeater/transceiver the spook stuck on your car.

It talks to the satellite.

23 posted on 07/25/2013 2:02:00 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Neidermeyer

You could plant a bluetooth device on a car, and communicate with the device through other means (cell phone, satellite, etc.)


31 posted on 07/25/2013 2:15:06 PM PDT by Defiant (In the next rebellion, the rebels will be the ones carrying the American flag.)
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To: Neidermeyer
Depends , the wireless connection most car companies use is bluetooth ,, what’s the max range on that?

GM uses a cellular phone with an in-band modem. The "OnStar" telematics control unit is tied to the vehicle data bus in a fashion that permits unlocking doors, honking horns, flashing lights, remote start/shutdown of the engine, access to diagnostics and more. I was working on Wingcast to create a competing capability for Ford in the early 2000's. All the capabilities listed above were in the telematics unit. I built simulators for 5 Ford and one Infiniti model to exercise the TCU capabilities. Wingcast hired a huge number of H1B employees who saw "startup" and reacted with "party" instead of performance. They failed as a venture.

The devices I used did not have access to brakes and steering. That has probably changed with the advent of ABS brakes and active suspension systems. There are likely additional controls that could be leveraged.

51 posted on 07/25/2013 2:35:17 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Neidermeyer

A package could be made to link the blue tooth to a wider connection.


57 posted on 07/25/2013 2:46:00 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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