While I would love to get live traffic info... I would have concerns about privacy with my Car broadcasting where I am at any moment.
Just because it is an European company it doesn't mean that the government will not want to get its hold on that data.
As opposed to your smartphone which already tracks you everyone? The American companies (Google, Apple) are just much less up front about tracking your every move.
We're talking about a service that will be orders of magnitude larger than Waze. In order for Waze to get data the driver has to actively open the app. This will be constantly drawing data from millions of vehicles all the time without needing the driver to do anything.
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While I would love to get live traffic info... I would have concerns about privacy with my Car broadcasting where I am at any moment.
Just because it is an European company it doesn't mean that the government will not want to get its hold on that data.
As opposed to your smartphone which already tracks you everyone? The American companies (Google, Apple) are just much less up front about tracking your every move.
We're talking about a service that will be orders of magnitude larger than Waze. In order for Waze to get data the driver has to actively open the app. This will be constantly drawing data from millions of vehicles all the time without needing the driver to do anything.
Ever see videos of how ski lifts are built? This is exactly what they do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
It's not just Massachusetts. The nuclear power plant in Seabrook, NH is also pixelated.