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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. Re:No wonder it's being strangled... by markov_chain · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Awesome idea, I can already see it: A numeric keypad built into the dashboard, where pressing different keys broadcasts different messages:
    • Thank you!
    • Follow me.
    • Help!
    • This is for you.
    • Oops!
    And of course, the obligatory
    • Prepare to die!
    --
    Tsunami -- You can't bring a good wave down!