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Cringely, Cars, and Networks

Posted by timothy on from the black-boxes-have-ups-and-downs dept.

Boiled Frog writes: "Cringely's latest article talks about Telematics, the art of putting computers in cars. However, the more interesting part is near the end where he talks about mesh networks where every car would have a router in it. I could see this extending digital cell service and mobile network connectivity far into rural areas."

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  1. yeah! by gTsiros · · Score: 5, Funny

    This would be heaven for all those script kiddies out there willing to expand their destruction to moving objects as well!

    Imagine your dashboard flashing "I OWN3d J00!!!" moments before the gas and break pedals switch functions.

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