Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
A worldwide recognized pattern, but… its internet footprint is surprisingly small, merchandise bearing the pattern it is very tough to buy, there’s a cloudy origins story and little research done to clarify things.
Read it online at Autonet.
Guys I found a hole in the internet. Why does such a pervasive recognized pattern have such a small footprint?
Also ha that’s my scarf that got printed.
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Please be kind to senior drivers… how will you feel one day, some punk zipping around you when you’re 76, what it’ll feel like to have your licence taken away… become isolated at home.
Read it online at Autonet.
… more than two-thirds of seniors say driving their vehicle is their main source of transportation, and as little as 4% of them use public transport.
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There’s a very expensive luxury sedan segment you don’t see advertised, the Security segment.
BMW Security, Mercedes S-Guard, Audi A8 Security,
Take their largest sedan, add plating, ballistic and new windows, cameras with night vision, instantly seal the cabin for gas attacks, and keep it looking like the regular model – security through obscurity.
Read in on Autonet.ca
Masking the armour beneath factory finishings, so the car looks identical to the non-armoured model.
I’d go for the vehicle’s traffic… follow behind, laptop and antennae on the passenger seat, see what you can capture…maybe steal some passwords, or take some data and hold it for ransom, copy photos for blackmail, you get it.
Related: Wenet armoured car shopping
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Finally we met at a Nissan dinner a few weeks ago*, welcome to my blog Brian!
He writes for Autonet.ca too, we both make videos, and we’re both the Featured Authors.
That’s where the similarities stop.
He reviews high performance stuff, Aston Martins and Lamborghinis, see the list on his site here.
He also races competitively, has driven the Nürburgring, and once broke 300 km/h on the Autobahn, nice.
* – woah this photo is bad of us eh Brian, sorry about that, the 2nd one was even worse. We can amend next time we see one another IRL
(Note – because the team is all freelancers, we don’t really hang out, so this is a rarity. I’ve now blogged 82% of the team, nice. Meet more of my team here)
All new 2014 vehicles now ship with a an EDR – Event Data Recorder, or, “black box.”
It constantly records information while the car is in motion, but only saves it in the event of a crash, a few seconds in total.
Information the EDR records: vehicle speed and acceleration, throttle and brake positions, ignition cycles, seat belt usage, velocity changes throughout a collision, and airbag deployment.
More sophisticated EDRs are arriving, which also record GPS data, seat position and steering, plus they continuously save the information.
Read it online at Autonet.ca
My Prediction – EDRs & Car Insurance – 2nd last paragraph
I predict insurance companies will start to use the data, something like, “connect your EDR to our system, and reduce your monthly cost by paying for insurance only when you drive!
Here comes the “Connected Car”. It’s going to be huge guys.
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