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IEEE Building Automotive Black-Box Standard

Posted by michael on from the bent-out-of-shape dept.

An anonymous submitter writes: "According to EE Times, the IEEE is working to develop an automotive black-box standard similar to what airplanes have. Forget Acme Rent-A-Car in Connecticut - get ready to have your insurance company jack your rates for going over 65mph."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. IEEE Building Automotive Black-Box Standard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    IEEE Building Automotive Black-Box Standard

    More cleverly hidden racist comments from Slashdot.

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  3. first post. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I rox0r you sux0r! First p0stx0r! w00t w00tx0r! Lots of x0rs! Woa.. never mind, sorry, might my rates go up for doing _this_ on the road?

  4. Re:hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why do we care?

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    You need more vinegar and water. Just one cup each won't be enough, 1/2 litres is much better. The meat must be covered by the marinade.
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  6. Cops ARE using GPS "bait cars" to catch thieves by netringer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The cops in Arlington. VA ARE using GPS and "other" technologies to in a "bait cars" catch car thieves.

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  7. Speedlimits... by Cinematique · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ...feel like a slap in the face here in America. Other countries, such as Germany, have high speed limits. Think autobahn. And you don't hear about out-of-control highway fatality numbers, either.

    Highway speeds, in America, have become nothing more than a money-generation trap.

    Furthermore, so has the drinking age. They've (thoughtfully?) set-up a scheme to make money because they know college kids want to drink... and know more than half are under the age of 21.

    The real surprise, to me, is in the laws regarding teenage pregnancy... excuse me... the lack thereof. It's ok for some fifteen year old girl to have a baby. That isn't against the law. There are no fines associated with it.

    But if some college kids want to throw a party, the campus Beer Gestapo rushes in.

    Anyways... these black boxes are a Good Thing(TM). They'll help analyze what went wrong. They'll help to eliminate a he-said-she-said situation where both drivers feel that the other is at fault.

    Insurance companies should push to include a GPS system so that a car can be recovered in the event of theft... but make sure that said device is mig-welded to that car. What would be the point if a knowledgeable car thief knew where this box was, and could just rip it out. This would result in less theft claims... and could perhaps help eliminate fraud.