New cars come with 4G connections that phone home your location

[Kona]

A guy I know has a boat with an incredibly advanced autopilot in it. It's just understood that everything that you do on there is recorded by the Coast Guard and therefor all kinds of other govt agencies.

In the discussion about this guy's boat, a friend informed me that one of the first cars that had decently functional navigation in it was the Mercedes model that Princess Diana died in.

Aloha!

 

[Simeon_Strangelight]

Even if you are a useless eater, when the elite wants to use your car to kill a political leader or dissident, then you will care.

If you can afford it, then you can customize the electronics, take out all the parts that can impact your car, but for most people it's either picking an older model or hoping for the best - hoping that you don't drive around while they want to murder someone or you haven't been posting anything too offensive to the elite online.

 

[OscarManheim]

I doubt they'd even care taking a fully loaded jumbo jet down to get rid of one or two dangerous dissidents, let alone use your car or someone else's.

Anyone ever thought why they push all these "driverless cars' so much? Yeah YOU won't be driving it but your master will!

Their totalitarian agenda does not stop anywhere, until it's implemented totally.

Buy an old computer free car if you need to dive and learn how to fix and maintain it. Congrats Roosh on a good buy.

 

[dicknixon72]

In the discussion about this guy's boat, a friend informed me that one of the first cars that had decently functional navigation in it was the Mercedes model that Princess Diana died in.

Not true. Honda, believe it or not, offered the first in-car navigation system in 1981 called the Gyrocator. This was NOT a GPS-based system - it used inertial navigation via gyros (hence the name) - but offered the first map-based system in a format we've become familiar with.

This video has no audio, but you get the gist of it...


Japanese, not Europeans, were the true pioneers of this technology. Throughout the late-80s and early-90s, they rolled out true GPS systems on highline models like the Toyota Crown, Celsior, and Soarer, Mazda Eunos Cosmos, and Mitsubishi Debonair.

BMW, not Mercedes, introduced in-car nav with the '94 E38 7-Series - the first of the Europeans. We Americans followed the next year in '95 when GM debuted GuideStar, - a portable-style unit that plugged into your cigarette lighter and offered turn-by-turn directions - available as a dealer-installed option on Olds Eighty-Eights and Bravadas for $2000(!!) + $400(!!) for each map cartridge.

The '94 Aurora show car has the layout we're familiar with today, with modern center console controls to boot...

...but the production car didn't feature the system.

Mercedes didn't introduce in-car NAV until COMAND debuted with the W220 '99+ S-Class and CL coupes

 

[Dr. Howard]

The next step is that you won't even own your car. Some of the newer electric models from Nissan and Honda are lease only on a long term. That means that 'they' always have a right to update the software in your car and if you post something negative online they can just 'cancel' your lease.

 

[Going strong]

Going back through the CCTV video I posted above, of Vladimir Putin's usual car being singled out and violently impacted head-on, I've been thinking: if it was indeed, as probabilities dictate, a planned attack (or a warning sent by Hillary), then the man or men at the remote-control desk are quite impressive.

I mean, from a technical point of view, it's kind of a feast. The remote operators of course have to track the path of Putin's car along the fast lane, while at the same time monitoring (one or several) fast incoming cars from the opposite direction, and in like 3 seconds, take control, remotely, of the chosen incoming car's wheel and spun it at the right time.

It's maybe more impressive than a drone pilot remotely unleashing a missile on a fast-moving target, as the "missile" itself (an incoming car in our case) will be under your control only a few seconds before impact. So much so that I'd suspect it's a computer that's monitoring the incoming cars and selecting and guiding the chosen one. Too complex and fast for the human mind.

 

[Papaya]

Im looking at new full sized trucks now and I'd just like to say that I fully and categorically support the agenda of anyone who has car manipulation capabilities whatever that agenda may be. Just sayin

Edit: Jokes aside I can see a cottage industry springing up where people will pay to have their new vehicles "analogue-d"

 

[Kona]

Im looking at new full sized trucks now and I'd just like to say that I fully and categorically support the agenda of anyone who has car manipulation capabilities whatever that agenda may be. Just sayin

They are putting out some nice ones, aren't they?

I'm a GM loyalist, but even I tested out and F250. I'm not a homosexual, so I passed, but wow it was not. Oddly, it's navigation only wanted me to go to gay bars or Lululemon. Other than that, the thing was beautiful. It handled like a damn BMW. The cameras weren't as good as my Chevy, but still amazing.

After reading all this, my Chevy is kind of creeping me out. It knows my weight, it knows my woman's weight (all 310lbs) itknows my voice. All kinds of stuff. Still, I love it.

Aloha!

 

[Bolly]

but even I tested out and F250. I'm not a homosexual, so I passed,

:huh::dodgy:

I'll pretend I didn't read this and forgive you since you drink Busch light. It's alright Kona; no ones perfect. Especially driving around faux trucks from Genital Motors. lol. :whip:

 

[Garuda]

The new trend is to buy an early 90's JDM that was just imported here under the 25 year rule. If you live in California, you're screwed because you then have to pay an extra $5-10k to make the vehicle CARB compliant. The only other thing is adjusting to a right hand drive.

All the gadgetry vehicles have nowadays have made people feel too invincible on the roads and think they can drive in any weather condition. Two big ice storms rolled through my area this weekend. On Saturday, there were 591 accidents and 13 jackknifed semis with two fatalities. This morning, after the second went through overnight and then turned to snow, there were 305 accidents and 11 jackknifed semis.

 

[Leonard D Neubache]

1950's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. 2 tons of steel running on ice? Better drop my speed."
2010's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. But it's 2019 so I probably have a quantum gravitational inertial dampener braking system as standard.

 

[whitewashedblackguy]

What years are safe from remote kill-switching and whatnot?

 

[Aurini]

What years are safe from remote kill-switching and whatnot?

The current Mazda lineup can supposedly only be hacked if you have USB access within the interior - and even then, there's no wireless capability, you can just alter the internal system. And they say that even that vulnerability has been closed up.

 

[Simeon_Strangelight]

The next step is that you won't even own your car. Some of the newer electric models from Nissan and Honda are lease only on a long term. That means that 'they' always have a right to update the software in your car and if you post something negative online they can just 'cancel' your lease.

That's the future. They want you to own nothing - rent your phone, TV, furniture, appartment. Then in the end-stages they want to issue online=credits only that get deleted every weeek. It means that you cannot accumulate money anymore and thus they have an eternal underclass for them, becuase no new fortunes will be created, in fact they cannot be created anymore. You can only serve them monetary ruling class better.

 

[Going strong]

1950's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. 2 tons of steel running on ice? Better drop my speed."
2010's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. But it's 2019 so I probably have a quantum gravitational inertial dampener braking system as standard.

Now, wait a second - it's 2019 and there's still ice on the roads? But, but... we've all heard dear Greta's (slightly demented) speech at the UN, she told us "there's no ice left in the world", no hope, not even for my whiskey on the rocks, and how dare they :tard:

So how come we've got "big ice storms" all over the place, what with Greta's Globo Warming and all? :-/ How come people still buy (and factories still assemble) cars made for snow and ice, aren't these people preparing for Miami weather all-year round?

 

[OscarManheim]

What years are safe from remote kill-switching and whatnot?

Pretty much before the very late 90's -- the PSX era and you should be fine.

If you want a really good car for barely any money then go for a Toyota, Mazda or Mitsubishi. Those things were sold all over the world and go forever and built to last.
Get them oldies with low miles but all the service history and pay the premium and you'll be laughing to the bank compared to all those "private lease for 17% interest and 30% depreciation" chumps.

 

[Easy_C]

1950's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. 2 tons of steel running on ice? Better drop my speed."
2010's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. But it's 2019 so I probably have a quantum gravitational inertial dampener braking system as standard.

Now, wait a second - it's 2019 and there's still ice on the roads? But, but... we've all heard dear Greta's (slightly demented) speech at the UN, she told us "there's no ice left in the world", no hope, not even for my whiskey on the rocks, and how dare they :tard:

So how come we've got "big ice storms" all over the place, what with Greta's Globo Warming and all? :-/ How come people still buy (and factories still assemble) cars made for snow and ice, aren't these people preparing for Miami weather all-year round?

Nah. The dominant mode of thinking is "I've got four wheel drive, I'll be fine!!!" Idjits don't seem to realize that "four wheel drive" does not mean "four wheel stop" and does not actually help stop you from sliding on ice.

 

[Papaya]

1950's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. 2 tons of steel running on ice? Better drop my speed."
2010's man: "Hmm. Ice on the road. But it's 2019 so I probably have a quantum gravitational inertial dampener braking system as standard.

Now, wait a second - it's 2019 and there's still ice on the roads? But, but... we've all heard dear Greta's (slightly demented) speech at the UN, she told us "there's no ice left in the world", no hope, not even for my whiskey on the rocks, and how dare they :tard:

So how come we've got "big ice storms" all over the place, what with Greta's Globo Warming and all? :-/ How come people still buy (and factories still assemble) cars made for snow and ice, aren't these people preparing for Miami weather all-year round?

Dont you know how socialist math works yet? Higher global temperatures means more ice for everybody.

Its the same same fundamental principles at work with your money.

 

[Papaya]

What years are safe from remote kill-switching and whatnot?

The current Mazda lineup can supposedly only be hacked if you have USB access within the interior - and even then, there's no wireless capability, you can just alter the internal system. And they say that even that vulnerability has been closed up.

"They" or (((They))) would never lie

 

[dicknixon72]

What years are safe from remote kill-switching and whatnot?

Pretty much before the very late 90's -- the PSX era and you should be fine.

If you want a really good car for barely any money then go for a Toyota, Mazda or Mitsubishi. Those things were sold all over the world and go forever and built to last.
Get them oldies with low miles but all the service history and pay the premium and you'll be laughing to the bank compared to all those "private lease for 17% interest and 30% depreciation" chumps.

You must be speaking from a non-USDM region. Toyota? Eh, you pay a premium for most of the time a non-superior vehicle (4Runner, Avalon, certain generations of Camry excluded). Mazdas have rust issues and Mitsubishis? LOL.

If you're looking for a good second off-the-grid vehicle in the NAFTA part of the world, its hard to beat an Avalon with a timing chain, any GM or Ford fullsizer (Impala/Bonneville/LeSabre/Park Avenue/Eighty-Eight/Ninety-Eight/Aurora 3.5l, Grand Marquis/Crown Vic/Town Car), domestic pickup, or midsize SUV (GMT-360s, S-10 Blazer/Jimmy/Bravada, WJ Grand Cherokee w/Inline-six). Cheap to buy, cheap to run, cheap to fix, low-key, and not overly-computerized.