Sharpie Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Progressive Insurance is testing this device in Minnesota which, loggs data from the car, which you can upload to the insurance co's site and get a discount on your premium. Only works on ODBII :-) Logs speed, acceleration and braking (driving style), trip time etc... Will this take off ? Will it evolve and become standard issue to keep insurance costs down ? Add in WiFi/WiMAX technology down the line and the driver has to do nothing.... Is it big brother watching ? Will they put a speed limiter in it which, could change the limit depending on what street you are on (checking via GPS) forcing the speed limits on people ? https://tripsense.progressive.com https://tripsense.progressive.com/faq.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Quite a few modern ECU's have this enabled RIGHT NOW. AFAIK some of the high end BMW's and Mercedes have, the new Bentleys have, blah blah. Quite what scenario could result in this info being used in litigation I don't know, but for sure after an accident in which you claimed you were doing 50 MPH some current cars store info that can be accessed to prove you were "mistaken". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 http://www.norwichunion.com/pay-as-you-drive/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I wouldn't be at all surprised if in 10 years time you couldn't possibly speed anywhere with out getting caught. What's to stop them enforcing a tracking device in every vehicle? That, combined with lots of powerful computers data logging and analyzing, would mean if you speed you get nicked. It could probably be done right now with current technology. It's not exactly a vote winner though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Originally posted by Jake I wouldn't be at all surprised if in 10 years time you couldn't possibly speed anywhere with out getting caught. What's to stop them enforcing a tracking device in every vehicle? That, combined with lots of powerful computers data logging and analyzing, would mean if you speed you get nicked. It could probably be done right now with current technology. It's not exactly a vote winner though. Imagine the vast numbers of PC's and the size of the system that would be required in order to track ALL of the vehicles on our roads everyday, and if they brought it in over here, that would remove all the speed cameras, if they removed all of the speed cameras, what would be stopping motorists from the continent (countries that don't have the system) coming over to our country and ragging the nuts off their cars on the motorways?? Would it also remove the need to have the doughnut eaters sat on the hard shoulders and on bridges?? Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Originally posted by Soonto"HAS"soop Imagine the vast numbers of PC's and the size of the system that would be required in order to track ALL of the vehicles on our roads everyday I'm not so sure. How many cars are on UK roads at any given time? Compare that with the amount of data something like Echelon already deals with. The technology already exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 Originally posted by Soop Dogg http://www.norwichunion.com/pay-as-you-drive/ Boooooooo Hissssssssssssssss Sounds like they are using GPRS then. So, if it became law, how many units would need to fail before they shielded them from large magnets Now, where's that personal EMP omitting device, might need some tin foil around the cars ECU mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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