Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks The Law' Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car

[dhnorris]

Pretty sure anything 1996 or older is a non emission tested vehicle. If I'm wrong, someone will correct me!

you must be in the region right? The rest of us don't have to worry about emissions testing. When I may or may not have been driving my 87 suburban out smashing drifts I left my phone at home. For those of you that sit to pee I have a shovel, chain and clothes that keep me warm.

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

Get a dozen extra hall effect switches for the ignition and a dozen door hinge pin bushings and you can keep that old fish bowl car running forever. For as funny of looking as the Pacer is, it is a very easy car to live with on a day to day basis. Kind of like an ugly woman who turns out to be a great wife.

I loved mine! I think the door bushings was a problem a lot of the older cars had , because of how much the weight of the doors was back then. But you had no problem seeing what was around you! What a view!

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

you must be in the region right?.

Did Da accent give me away? Region Rat born and Bred!

 

[Bunnykid68]

My primary vehicle is 29 years old.

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

My primary vehicle is 29 years old.

Dat dere is Da man!!! Damn region accent!

 

[Tanfodude]

That's why I buy cars the don't have GPS.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Not only the GPS equipped OnStar or whatever Ford calls their version, car manufacturers also equip their vehicles with their version of "black boxes". It's been discussed on this forum before and I have a friend that worked for Delco years ago, on this technology, before most people knew it was available.

If you think you are impervious to monitoring while you walk around with any wifi/cell equipped device, don't be so sure. I'm not saying every device monitoring you, but the means are there to do so if "somebody" wanted to.

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

Not only the GPS equipped OnStar or whatever Ford calls their version, car manufacturers also equip their vehicles with their version of "black boxes". It's been discussed on this forum before and I have a friend that worked for Delco years ago, on this technology, before most people knew it was available.

If you think you are impervious to monitoring while you walk around with any wifi/cell equipped device, don't be so sure. I'm not saying every device monitoring you, but the means are there to do so if "somebody" wanted to.

This thread is starting to sound like a scary Halloween story!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

This thread is starting to sound like a scary Halloween story!

Don't be afraid...it's just meta-data.

 

[jbombelli]

On a road trip a while back something interesting happened to my GPS. It suddenly showed I had been traveling at an average speed of over 8,000 mph and I had covered around 41,000 miles since I filled my gas tank.

My truck is a Ford, so obviously I really was going that fast.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

On a road trip a while back something interesting happened to my GPS. It suddenly showed I had been traveling at an average speed of over 8,000 mph and I had covered around 41,000 miles since I filled my gas tank.

My truck is a Ford, so obviously I really was going that fast.

No. No. No. The matrix was disturbed. You're probably lucky to be alive.

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

Don't be afraid...it's just meta-data.

I can see it now" Coming to a theater near you! I Know What You Did At the Last StopLight!"

 

[Bennettjh]

On a road trip a while back something interesting happened to my GPS. It suddenly showed I had been traveling at an average speed of over 8,000 mph and I had covered around 41,000 miles since I filled my gas tank.

My truck is a Ford, so obviously I really was going that fast.

If you get a ticket for going 8,000mph in a 30mph zone, you'll know something's fishy.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I can see it now" Coming to a theater near you! I Know What You Did At the Last StopLight!"

That'd be a short movie!

 

[The Keymaster]

If you think Ford is the only company doing this, think again. Any car with built in navigation is a target. Navigation information is stored in the unit, and can be downloaded. As technology progresses it can and will be done remotely without our knowledge. If you want a GPS, add an aftermarket.

 

[GunnerDan]

That was the thing that blew my mind, I brought in my GPS to do a map and software update, and my iMac downloaded all this data from my GPS, everywhere I had been, my speed, everything and I was surprised at how fast I drive sometimes... :-O

Phones, GPS's, OnStar, all this crap we cant even sneak away for a spell. The nice thing though is if I am hurt while out hunting at least they can get a general area of where I am if they find my phone in the car, and I am in a location where it can get a signal.

Gunner

 

[seawolfxix]

What about cars with built in satellite radio?

 

[GunnerDan]

I think my next car is going to be a 1964 1/2 Mustang

Gunner

 

[HeadlessRoland]

On a road trip a while back something interesting happened to my GPS. It suddenly showed I had been traveling at an average speed of over 8,000 mph and I had covered around 41,000 miles since I filled my gas tank.

My truck is a Ford, so obviously I really was going that fast.

Sounds like the signal didn't get bounced to the right satellite in time and factored the rotation of the Earth into your groundspeed. That or you need to let us in on the warp technology your alien race has already perfected.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Pretty sure anything 1996 or older is a non emission tested vehicle. If I'm wrong, someone will correct me!

Tested, maybe depending on location, but tampering with emission equipment is a crime if it originally came with it. Of course, the number of cars that have had the EGR/air pump removed are probably in the bazillions, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Catalytic converters started making an appearance in 1975 model years. I haven't messed with restorations for a looong time, but IIRC emissions systems started to be mandatory in cars in 1972 and in light trucks in 1979 (model year, not calendar year).