The tech to monitor driving to adjust insurance already exists and is in use in Japan. My wife recently bought a new car and the first insurance quote given was with a manufacturer installed monitoring and reporting device that sent driving data to the insurance company. The monthly payment could differ greatly from month to month based upon this data. She was able to opt out of this but at a higher cost. Soon, this will be the only option. We have got to push back.
It's already being installed on our youngsters. As reduced insurance premium incentives to install 'black box' tech., which monitors, scores and saves driving data in real time. Well, as long as the driver is also welded to a 'smartphone' and appropriate app - more incentives never to leave home withoiut one's personal surveillance tracking system. So the new drivers won't see a problem with it as they are already used to the scab in the cab.
Are you in the Sates? I am less surprised it is in use in Japan than the US but with all the other shite citizens of the Land of the Free, Home of the Brave allow, I guess I should not be.
EVs are literally HOT cars 🔥 https://youtu.be/06CpMmwMg5w?si=oNXk_cDJv_H8xaYY
The tech to monitor driving to adjust insurance already exists and is in use in Japan. My wife recently bought a new car and the first insurance quote given was with a manufacturer installed monitoring and reporting device that sent driving data to the insurance company. The monthly payment could differ greatly from month to month based upon this data. She was able to opt out of this but at a higher cost. Soon, this will be the only option. We have got to push back.
It's already being installed on our youngsters. As reduced insurance premium incentives to install 'black box' tech., which monitors, scores and saves driving data in real time. Well, as long as the driver is also welded to a 'smartphone' and appropriate app - more incentives never to leave home withoiut one's personal surveillance tracking system. So the new drivers won't see a problem with it as they are already used to the scab in the cab.
Are you in the Sates? I am less surprised it is in use in Japan than the US but with all the other shite citizens of the Land of the Free, Home of the Brave allow, I guess I should not be.
Widely used here in the U.K.
I missed the report from MSN qupting the AP article from two days ago. I can't change the comments in my cross posted article here
https://peterhalligan.substack.com/cp/140293391
The MSM (AP) DID cover the story!
I did not.
I saw this one about FM Detroit o Dec 19
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/12/20/lithium-ion-batteries-catch-fire-at-gm-factory-zero-on-detroits-east-side/
and have been reading about a possible solution
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/innovation/lithium-ion-battery-fires-reseachers-rcna123859