What does my car/truck know about me???

[Rustygun]

My 2019 f150 (or my phone) knows that every Thursday i go to the gun range and pulls up the map with traffic problems on the dash as soon as i start it.

 

[red dirt shootist]

I was asking because I remembered gps tracking back in the early 90s on expensive technology we used to ship to the feds.

IIRC, in 1991 there were only 3 satellites up, for navigation it was kinda spotty but useable, in 1992 I used GPS to sail to Alaska, it was very spotty at those latitudes, not only that there were a few places with magnetic anomalies. Which meant your compass was pretty dicey. Now, it is fantastic in comparison.

 

[GlockPaperScissors]

Even the 99 Saturn had OnStar available and a GPS receiver. There was a hack a few years back that you could hook an OnStar GPS unit to a computer for mapping purposes. The one they used was from a Saturn on Hackaday.com

I have hooked my car up to a computer and there is almost nothing there.

 

[XYZ]

I have hooked my car up to a computer and there is almost nothing there.

Same thing the brain surgeon said about me.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

I have hooked my car up to a computer and there is almost nothing there.

The computers at that time stored a limited amount of info.

 

[XYZ]

Correct. Chip based RAM hadn’t really gotten going yet.

 

[GlockPaperScissors]

Yes, that's what I like about my inexpensive 1999 Saturn SL. Just enough computer information like temperature and other sensors. No recording. I flipped when my dad got a new Chevy 12 years ago and had to talk to the OnStar operator even though he didn't want the service. The salesman seemed surprised how much it bothered me. The button is on the rear view mirror so I have to be sure not to touch it or the operator comes up to see if we want to order service. Makes me want to get an even older car.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Yes, that's what I like about my inexpensive 1999 Saturn SL. Just enough computer information like temperature and other sensors. No recording. I flipped when my dad got a new Chevy 12 years ago and had to talk to the OnStar operator even though he didn't want the service. The salesman seemed surprised how much it bothered me. The button is on the rear view mirror so I have to be sure not to touch it or the operator comes up to see if we want to order service. Makes me want to get an even older car.

Actually in the late 90's information downloaded from a Corvette was used in a court of law to prosecute a reckless driver. OnStar was the tattler.

 

[GlockPaperScissors]

Actually in the late 90's information downloaded from a Corvette was used in a court of law to prosecute a reckless driver. OnStar was the tattler.

Oh yeah, I know it was around, but I got the cheapest car with no frills. Of course, I take a stupid smart phone almost everywhere, unless I forget it. Ah well. It's all good. "I'm not doing anything wrong." Better not with all the cameras these days. I have one in my 1999 Saturn and it records speed. (When it's on.)

 

[StLPro2A]

2008
OnStar Stolen Vehicle Assistance* receives a new feature with Stolen Vehicle Slowdown®,* which uses satellites located more than 12,000 miles above the Earth and vehicle sensors to determine a vehicle's location. When conditions are safe, an Advisor can send a signal to slow the vehicle down — helping authorities get it back quicker and safer.

That was 2008. Imagine today. And if the Gov. has there way all vehicles will have a receiver that allows LE to stop your car with the push of a button.

With autonomous driving cars, Big Brother will probably able to tell the stolen car to lock the doors and drive the thief to the police station.