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Ford Testing a New 'Traffic Monitoring' Device

Posted by michael on from the traffic-on-the-ones dept.

Poletown writes "The Detroit Free Press put out this article today about a new vehicle based 'traffic monitoring' system that Ford is testing. It will report your speed, the road temperature, whether or not your wipers/headlights are active, and even if you've used your anti-lock brakes. Initially, the system will be tested on Ford-owned and municipal vehicles."

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  1. Ted Kennedy said it best.... by Rahga · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Senator Ashcroft is so far out of the mainstream that he has said citizens need to be armed in order to protect themselves against a tyrannical government"

    There seems to be two schools of thought at work, one endorsing protection from the government, and the other endorsing protection by the government. I wish I knew which one was mainstream.

  2. Ford acronym by bobobobo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    F.O.R.D - Fix Or Repair Daily