DOT Proposes Mandating Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed
 

Since I have no doubt where this would go, my answer would be "fuck off".

DOT Proposes Mandating Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed

"What NHTSA envisions mandating will not control people's cars but create a uniform communication system built into all vehicles that will give automobile manufacturers the opportunity to equip their products with warning systems that alert drivers to potential accidents — such as one that might be caused by cross traffic at a blind intersection."

Money shot: "But NHTSA does not envision that the use of this type of technology will stop there."

This is inevitable which makes me question my constant spending on anything car related. If say a 2018 FR-S comes with this annoying piece of tech there will at least be several low mileage pre 2018 used options :). I really can't imagine taking a left in front of someone at my determined speed and have the system beep and yell at me because it thinks I won't make it assuming grandma turning speed.

Downhill from here folks

I could live with a system like that, but we both know it will go far beyond that.

Its about time. This is great news.

I work for one of the top auto parts manufacturers/technology developers that specializes in OEM safety devices. There are not many cars made that don't have SOMTHING we make in the (oddly enough the Twins are one of them that doesn't) We have one whole division working on nothing but automated driving systems. Although I am not in that division (I would not be driving a humble FRS if I was) they do release updates from time to time. The vehicle technology has been around for a while now and commercial aircraft have been using it for decades.
BUT...
One of the requirements for any such system to work would be a set broadcast system that is the same everyplace. Since this involves so many governments to agree I don't expect to see anything in reality by 2018!

Oh and it would not "beep to yell at you" if there was a car coming it would not let your car move at all! And we think we have nannies in the car NOW!!!!!!

I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.

Scary

Meet George Jettson........

I can deal with something that beeps when someone is flying through the intersection at high speed that I can't see, and something that beeps when I'm very close to someone, but that's about it. Parking sensors for example are annoying as hell, because they are always beeping; you have to get pretty close to other cars/objects when you park. That defeats the point, the beep is supposed to be a warning that you're cutting it close.

You just say that because you know they are listening.

Fuck Skynet.

i can see the good and the bad in this. i feel that it should always record, but ONLY send data in the case of an accident.

I can see the abuse where your speed has been transmitted to a cop 5 miles down the road where he will be waiting for you to give you a ticket. :)

I'm hoping I will be close to retirement when driving is gone, will be good to know I enjoyed its last moments in history.

First no Skylines and now this?....DOT is a bitch.