Posted on 02/03/2014 10:49:41 AM PST by C19fan
The Obama administration announced Monday that it intends to require new cars to include technology enabling them to communicate with each other, a step that transportation planners have said could significantly reduce crashes. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told reporters that he hopes to finish the mandate before President Barack Obama leaves office. That would allow time for DOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to work out issues including security and privacy.
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Oh, Brother.
Well, I hope it aint’ that SIRI (I hate that beatch - she can’t understand a damn thing)
Now such vehicles will part of the collective to be controlled by our masters.
Oh come on now...that’s taking it a bit too far.
The Robo-Gestapo?
Oh SURE it’s for safety, sure.
IT’S TO SPY ON AND CONTROL US.
To log EVERYWHERE you go, EVAR.
Proudly sponsored by the NSA.
What would the cars say to eachother?
“I got to this stop sign first, bozo!”
“Back off, Jack. You’re riding my bumper.”
“slow down! you’re killing the planet!”
OK, the government wants cars to talk to each other to prevent accidents...yest now we have cellphone freaks talking to people and not watching where they are going, so if the cars start talking to each other, just where does that leave those of us who aren’t screwing up while driving?
I’ve been driving for a long time, and it’s no longer defensive driving, it’s pretty much like bumper cars or almost. Driving is the most stressful thing I do anymore. JUST ADDING MORE CHAOS...sheesh!
“work out issues including security and privacy.”
Bovine scat.
Actually NSA just wants to sit around and laugh at the cars conversations...lol and get paid by taxpayer for doing so.
So that insurance companies will have forensic evidence for your crash. So that big brother can tax you for where you drive. So that they can keep an eye on your movements. Thanks anyway; time to restore my old car and pickup so that they last another 20 years.
When the radio channels are jammed or some hacker finds a way to spoof the signals, this could interesting.
Easy way to dispose of your political enemies. Alter breath analysis and maybe they can screw over the grieving family.
The cars “communicate” now. It’s called the middle finger.
“Byte me!”
“Up your cache!”
“Bit head!”
Lemme guess, exempt Car companies fro lawsuits when smart cars run into other cars.
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