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    Default kill switches in cars in five years?!?!?!


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    They can already shut your car off with OnStar without your permission. I am sure Tesla has it built in too.

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    I don't hate the idea on paper. But as with any "power" it can easily be abused or even worse, hacked. Shutting down a vehicle in the event of a police pursuit can save lives/injuries caused by crashes during pursuits. Damaged property and cruisers from PIT maneuvering an evading person. But just as easily can be a problem when someone wants to plays games with traffic and shut half a dozen cars off going down the expressway.
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    Russian hackers... pay me or I disable your car
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    It’s insane to think that all of the shit from the James Bond and mission impossible movies from 10-15 years ago are coming true. Personally I don’t think that it’s leading us to the “promise land” of rainbows and gum drops like we’re being led to believe.

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    Good. There's enough technology readily available to detect when a vehicle is proceeding the wrong way on a road.
    Such technology should be embraced. Note that automotive travel is vastly safer now than even a few decades ago thanks to advancement in technology.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

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    Quote Originally Posted by derbydad276 View Post
    Russian hackers... pay me or I disable your car
    Or American hackers will do it for free....https://usa.kaspersky.com/blog/black...xplained/5749/

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    I'm on board with that.... just think how many lives will be saved.
    Even for something as simple as a traffic stop... Disable the vehicle.
    They could develop some sort of network for LE only.... would probably take federal monies and a partnership with auto manufactures. V-chip for your car....
    Its a bitch how easily your home/car/online activity can be monitored by our goverment

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    The scariest part for me is the AI aspect of it. What will determine impaired driving? Example:

    1) I've had one too many Busch Lite's. I am driving along at 60mph on the 55mph rural roads where I live. I drift over the centerline into the oncoming lane for 5 seconds. Luckily, the lane was empty and I move back to the proper lane
    2) I am sober and alert, driving like a boss. I am driving along at 60mph on the 55mph rural roads where I live. There's a hazard on the shoulder - disabled vehicle, pedestrian, bicyclist - I purposefully drift over to the oncoming traffic lane for 5 seconds, having already checked that there is no oncoming traffic.

    What will AI interpret that as? Facebook/Meta arguably is one of the leaders in usage of AI technology yet those fuckers' AI system still hasn't been remotely successful in managing my dispute over my hacked account.

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    Atrus bring up a good point. Also, I know a cop who used LEIN to check on her ex-boyfriends whereabouts. (She was suspended for 29 days) In a similar fashion, how do we know she wouldn't kill his car if she saw it?

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