[familyop]

"I work in this industry...

So you represent the government-linked industry. I admire your genius in public affairs.

"you can imply I’ve no clue if you want but 40000 road deaths a year is no joke."

That's red herring, and your number is incorrect anyway.

"Also remember, driving is a privilege, not a right."

That's also a red herring. It's beside the point of surveillance, big government spending and government-connected anti-competition corporates.

"This isn’t being done to track you."

Of course not. It's being done, so that technically inclined people can track the political class customers of such technologies. Everyone will know their regulators more intimately.

"I understand the concerns but this will save lives..."

No, it won't. That technology is irrelevant to most accidents. I have more than one kind of authoritative education and experience with traffic.

[Readers: review the kinds of places and situations where most accidents occurred.]

"...and all the car makers are on this path. It is coming."

But all of the surveillance, robots and patents are belong to us, kemosabe. You simply don't know that, yet, even though the SCO lawyer gang lost long ago.

"How many of you have a smartphone?? You should be far more worried about that. What does Apple do that you don’t know about?? Don’t get me started with Google."

You're arguing against your own arguments, but I admire your competence in public affairs. Keep up the good work.

[fuzzylogic]

Deaths have dropped a bit in the last few years but is still well over 30,000 - plus, that is ONLY in the USA. Prove to me otherwise, don’t just state “red herring” without facts.

“No, it won’t. That technology is irrelevant to most accidents.”. Ok, I’ll stop...you have no idea of what you’re talking about.