Subj : Re: 2026 Infrastructure Bill in US; self-driving+ To : paulie420 From : Blue White Date : Fri Jun 02 2023 14:35:59 -=> paulie420 wrote to All <=- pa> Ford and Volvo are already implementing these 'features' in 2o24. Their pa> steering wheels will automatically detect the BAC of drivers; ok, that pa> sounds smart, right???? Errrhmmmm... maybe not so much. Volvo will also pa> detect alchohol content in the AIR of their customers vehicles - wait, pa> this is starting to feel a little weird, right??? pa> The vehicles will turn off, or otherwise incapacitate the driver pa> from... driving. What if yer camping; all people present have been pa> drinking, but theres an emergency that requires driving? If it is detecting alcohol in the air, then the scenario I would wonder about is the designated driver. I can remember several times in my youth where I was driving sober but had 3 or 4 drunks in the car. I also got to wonder about the recent pandemic and how people are now using hand sanitizer a lot. I usually put some on my hands as soon as I get in the car after being out somewhere (work, store). So I touch the wheel and what is going to happen? pa> Whats the bar? Where does it stop? The auto manufacturers say they'll pa> implement interior cameras in vehicles... will these be detecting pa> 'suspicious' activity? Where does the data go? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That is a big question. Maybe Ford and Volvo have decided that Apple and Google should not be having all the fun when it comes to spying on their users. Big brother is watching. .... Tell me, is something eluding you, Sunshine? --- MultiMail/DOS * Origin: possumso.fsxnet.nz * SSH:2122/telnet:24/ftelnet:80 (21:4/134) .