But I have trust issues ...
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I didn’t have them before, but I sure do now that I‘ve gone through the Great Awakening. The lies have become easier to spot and, once spotted, lead me to ask “Why are they lying to me? What are they trying to hide or accomplish?” It drives my friends crazy that I just can’t or won’t accept any of the narratives at face value.
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The latest thing they’re laughing at me for is my belief that my car is spying on me. I bought a new car and sold my old one to my son (for a really good price). It’s a manual transmission, as all my cars have been, so there’s often a lot going with my hands while I’m driving.
If I happen to sip from a water bottle on a 30 km trip, one of my tires might get close to the centre line - not over the line - and I get a warning from my car that I’m departing from the centre of the lane. I’ve commented that if I ever have an accident, the insurance company might be able to call up my driving record from the car’s sensors and decide that I’m a bad driver and refuse to cover my loss. I don’t think that’s very far-fetched and, even though I’ve disabled the warning chatter, I’m actively considering simply trading cars with my son so I can go back to a low-tech vehicle. He’s all for this, of course.
I concede that my trust issues may be worse than yours 🙄
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“... I’m actively considering simply trading cars with my son so I can go back to a low-tech vehicle.”
Still have my trusty Garmin GPS that plugs into the cigarette lighter from 12 years ago, and still use it often... that’s been a sanity saver which will be hard or impossible to replace if/when it breaks, as we refuse to do smartphones.
DOES MY CAR HAVE A BLACK BOX? HOW WOULD I KNOW? WHERE IS IT?
If your car is a model from this century, there’s a fair chance you do indeed, have a black box fitted somewhere within it. Black boxes have been in some of the major American car brands, like Buick, Chevy and Cadillac, since all the way back to 1994. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been using them to collect car accident data since early in the 2000s. If your car is from 2013 or later, you are almost guaranteed to have a black box. Less than 5 percent of new cars came without one in 2013, and they are mandated in all new vehicles since 2014.
Had to have my car jump started yesterday and in talking to the guy learned that he is on camera all day long and will get his pay docked if he removes his mask while in the vehicle. Sad state of affairs.
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If your car is sliding, consider checking the tread on your tires. 🤣
I’ve long driven a stick as well, and the legendary Mrs.Whiskers agrees, we call it our ‘anti-Millenial theft device’...
New car slide.
I rent cars most of the year when on the road and I notice that all the smart cars have theater warning chatter features off. Seems nobody likes them.
Some cars the lane assist is sort of nice, it makes it feel like the line between lanes has a small mound to drift your car back in lane but it is inconsistent so I eventually turn it off again. It fails to see the line often.
The only feature I really like is radar regulated cruise control. Now that is the cats meow. Great for cross country. Try that if you have it before you trade. Turn all the rest off.
I am of a mind that the car is, or can spy on you too. And I’ll take it a step farther and say that it can be controlled (I recall a couple of mysterious crashes that killed people who were about to spill the beans on some really bad deep state happenings). Anyway, my truck, a 2017 model, has all the makings of being a spy - GPS, lane keeper, “smart” cruise control (which I disabled because it almost caused a crash when it decided to slam on the brakes by itself while I was driving down a twisty highway hill - it apparently decided that I was too close to a truck in the next lane, even though the truck was in the next lane).
Anyway, keyless entry. pushbutton start. Even the parking brake is electronic, not a mechanical design. So riddle me this - what control do I have over a car where everything is controlled through a central computer. What if it’s hacked? When even the parking brake and transmission selector are not fully mechanical, there is no key to turn it off - perhaps I should be a little worried about my own vehicle.
Speaking of nanny cars, new Subarus even monitor your head’s position and bitches at you if it thinks you’re texting or not watching the road properly.
Not sure if it’s an option or standard, but it really sucks.
***I’ve commented that if I ever have an accident, the insurance company might be able to call up my driving record from the car’s sensors and decide that I’m a bad driver and refuse to cover my loss.
Insurance companies already spy on your driving...
https://www.progressive.com/auto/discounts/snapshot/