• Ecoleo [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    One thing i recently learned is that a lot of cars also have a data-recorder that saves info about the cats speed, braking, g-forces, etc in the event of an accident and the police can use that data to prosecute the driver.

    Not necessarily against that feature, but if we are on the topic of tracking...

    • buh [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      the cats speed, braking, g-forces, etc in the event of an accident

      :kitty-cri-screm:

      • spectre [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        the auto company or some third party, eg. to extract money from you

        I think it's generally used to give a discount since they will need to assume a "worst [or at least worse] case" if they don't have any way of knowing how you drive. It's also used by people who drive short distances or not very often and have per-mile insurance.