Posted on 10/07/2015 8:32:00 PM PDT by dayglored
Dongle Apps, a Belgian tech company, has introduced a new system which alerts a car owner if the vehicle’s driver is breaking the speed limit.
The ‘Rookie Dongle’, founded by engineer Paul Janssens and automotive expert Christophe Neyt, connects to the vehicle’s on-board diagnostics (OBD II) port, used by garage staff to identify issues and assess speed, mileage and performance in all modern cars.
Initially designed for parents and guardians to keep an eye on their young ones behind the wheel, the device employs internal GPS and mobile technologies to push real-time data to the cloud and send notifications to car owners via email or text when the driver is speeding, suddenly accelerates, brakes hard or has high RPM levels.
“Parents can use it as an aid. Speed is an important factor in accidents. Young drivers are up to seven times more likely to crash because they are speeding,” said Janssens.
The gadget works by recording the time, location and current speed of the car, and comparing it to the speed limit in that area. According to the Oudenaarde-based firm, the system works all over the European continent at no extra charge when used across different borders.
Each trip and driver registered to Rookie Dongle is assigned with a safety score based on driving behaviour. In this way, the technology can be used to produce customised reports which car owners can use when negotiating insurance policies.
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Can't see anything going wrong with that, right? I mean, what could possibly go wrong??
Liberal’s dream of prisons. It’s their only dream, and they dream it every night, and live it every day.
Only they don’t call it “prison.”
They call it “safe.”
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Possibly a Tech Ping item.
Totally rocks like few others.
I don’t have a problem with this as it is between the parent and child.
I like how my F150 is set up, and can put speed, power, and stereo volume limits on a secondary key. Not that anybody else has a key to it, but IMO that is a better way of limiting a young driver than a nanny system that tracks GPS.
Kids will pull it out before using the car.
“Gee... must be defective.”
and I Call it,,,,,,?????????????
Standard feature in cars crying out for enforcement report response by your nearest stingray using police officer.
My husband used the word “dongle” once. The other nine people in the car chorused, “That’s so GAY!” and he never did it again. (At least, not in front of us.)
LOL!
I agree. Don’t like this at all. And this coming from a mom who’s 16 yr. old is about to drive. I have to trust in him and what I taught him.
There’s only so much one can take without breaking out the serious ridicule.
You made my night. I needed that gut laugh. XD
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