Comments on: Car-2-Car communications coming to BMWs

By: Clara

Clara — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:53:16 +0000

@Lee:
Mere cussing?? There should be a dedicated profanity subsystem.

You know — recently my washer jet went screwy, but i found an opportunity to use them squirt a tailgater.

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By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:53:35 +0000

I really, really like this idea. Of course we wouldn’t reap the benefits of this technology for years, but you have to start somewhere. Even if BMW released it on their vehicles for 2010 model-year, the chances of your close-encounter happening with another equipted 2010 BMW are pretty slim. Once the technology proliferates, though, it’ll be a great feature.

Now if they could just make it to where I can directly connect to another vehicle on the road so I can cuss them out for hanging out in the left lane while they’re not passing anyone…

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By: Brookside

Brookside — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:26:13 +0000

If I understand this right:
Fabulous idea…genius in its simplicity. I can see how at first there may be some break in time as a kind of etiquette….a format is developed.
What’s appropriate, what isn’t….if it results in reductions of accidents…especially the minor sort where there just isn’t an understanding between two drivers in close proximity, then it’s a real boon to all of us.

All this, of course comes with time and upgrades- but it’s still a move to harness technology for safer streets and hiways.

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