Look out 2026.....kill switches
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Desertnate
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Is this any different from what most of the companies have already built into their vehicles for years?
GM OnStar has had the ability to disable a vehicle when requested by law enforcement for some time now. I know my new Subaru BRZ has it as well.
While the capability exists, I don't believe either company (or others like it), can disable the vehicle unless you're a paying member of that automakers telematics subscription service. If you don't pay for the service, they can't disable the vehicle.
Hackers can most likely disable just about any car built in the last 4~5 years with some sort of telematic capability. 3~4 years ago there was video about a Jeep Grand Cherokee being taken over remotely from half way across the country. I believe shutting it off was part of the scenario in addition to operating other functions. Just to make you sleep better at night...
GM OnStar has had the ability to disable a vehicle when requested by law enforcement for some time now. I know my new Subaru BRZ has it as well.
While the capability exists, I don't believe either company (or others like it), can disable the vehicle unless you're a paying member of that automakers telematics subscription service. If you don't pay for the service, they can't disable the vehicle.
Hackers can most likely disable just about any car built in the last 4~5 years with some sort of telematic capability. 3~4 years ago there was video about a Jeep Grand Cherokee being taken over remotely from half way across the country. I believe shutting it off was part of the scenario in addition to operating other functions. Just to make you sleep better at night...
briarpatch
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I'm glad both me and my truck are old
MisterSnoop
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Just wrap your car in aluminum foil...
luckydawg
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Thats a shame
opie2
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Josh phillips over at epoch times did a piece on this which ill try to listen to today to findout more.
From what i gathered so far, this was burried in the recent infastructure bill. It is proposed so it could take 5 years to go into effect...giving it time to maybe be repealed? and its basically said to be a device that passively monitors the driver of a motor vehicle.
Big brother will constantly monitor how you drive. If you do something the system has be programmed to recognize as driver impairment, your car could just shut off, which could be incrediably dangerous.
The proposed kill switch is made to be an open system, meaning autorized or unauthorized third parties can remotely access the systems data at any time.
So i wander what they will consider to be characteristics of drunk driving?? Very interesting.
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From what i gathered so far, this was burried in the recent infastructure bill. It is proposed so it could take 5 years to go into effect...giving it time to maybe be repealed? and its basically said to be a device that passively monitors the driver of a motor vehicle.
Big brother will constantly monitor how you drive. If you do something the system has be programmed to recognize as driver impairment, your car could just shut off, which could be incrediably dangerous.
The proposed kill switch is made to be an open system, meaning autorized or unauthorized third parties can remotely access the systems data at any time.
So i wander what they will consider to be characteristics of drunk driving?? Very interesting.
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DanaDetailingPros
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This crap is all going to be our kids future unfortunately.
I'll be sitting in my wheelchair watching TV when 50 cops are behind a stolen car telling purps to step out of the car! And I'll be telling my grandchildren when we use to watch a exciting car chase.
I'll be sitting in my wheelchair watching TV when 50 cops are behind a stolen car telling purps to step out of the car! And I'll be telling my grandchildren when we use to watch a exciting car chase.
The issue stems from multiple people falling asleep in cars with autonomous driving and police not being able to stop the vehicle. Police could box the vehicle in and coax it to stop but I’m not sure of one car in front could stop a Tesla. Cue a medical emergency in the same situation and I think this is just part of autonomous vehicle future whether we like it or not.
luckydawg
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Which part the boring life or the young kids?
Neither of those-- not much left to guess then
Technology will be the ruin of humanity.
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Liberalism will be the ruin of America