Ford trying to patent system that reports speeding vehicles to police - eviltoast

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  • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 months ago

    The massive difference between AirTags and this is that AirTags (and the whole Find My network, it’s not only AirTags after all) actually provide a useful service to each participant, namely locating their things if they get lost somewhere. This does effectively nothing for you and will only ever fuck over other people (you could argue rightfully so, but still) and provides no value to anyone other than the police.

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      4 months ago

      One wonders whether instance companies will incentivize these vehicles with lower rates.

      • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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        4 months ago

        For whatever the insurance companies deem a low rate driver, sure. But you can be sure that many drivers will be paying more once their insurance company sees how much time they stare at a TikTok videos what “driving”.

        Actually. I do wish that phones would fucking tattle on people who can’t be bothered to watch where they’re going while operating 2 ton Hausfraupanzers.