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Originally Posted by Geof3
As mentioned, big brother forcing me to control myself... nope. Honestly I’m more concerned about these devices insurance companies are now suggesting are a good thing. Allstate has their plug in monitor to tell you what you are doing and reporting “safe operation” to the company. How long before they start to require such a device to get insurance? Totally off topic for this forum, but appropriate.
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well, realise that the man cares nothing about you, especially once you are too old to pull a trigger for him.
what the man does care about is how much it costs to take care of you and your dependents if you become a bent, broken, non-productive member of society. or your actions create a bent, broken, non-productive member of society. not such a big deal in countries without socialised medicine (ie, not europe or canada) but, as you stated, of great interest to the insurance companies who (whom?) are a very large lobby.
i do agree w stone that it is the next step in the adoption of autonomous cars - they only work if you remove the unpredictable variables - us. we have lane control systems already, next is speed control - all designed to make us play well with the robots. and, like seat belts, stability systems and backup cameras, soon to be required products; if not then that unpredictable variable still exists.
ultimately, cars are transportation. i've never really understood what 'canyon carving' or 'spirited driving' is; sounds like justified speeding and stunting to me. that's why sports cars are considered a sign of affluence - they are a thing with no purpose, like art and silicone.