Kicking Tires reports: OnStar Adds Theft Prevention in 2009. Pardon for not jumping up and down at this idea, but... YIKES!
Can you imagine the abuse potential here? We'd not buy a car with this technology in it until there was a way to disable it. But we'd bet if it was disabled then the car wouldn't run. So, if this technology becomes standard (we bet it will), do you really own the car if, at any time, the car can be told (by someone other than the driver) to slow to a crawl? What if speeding in a certain area is a problem, say a construction zone? Can the same technology be used to slow you down? Think of the road crews! How about a school zone? Think of the children! How about if you talk bad about the system or bad about the government? Don't let the terrerists win!
If this technology becomes ubiquitous, do you really own the car or just possess a license to operate it assuming you agree to these conditions?
Gah, this is so F'd up! If this does happen, will older cars, without these systems become more expensive? Will we all be required to turn in our old cars that don't have this technology? Gah! Alison, save us!
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