The General Technology Thread

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AT&T fined $60 million for throttling ‘unlimited’ data plans

 

[jedi]

AT&T fined $60 million for throttling ‘unlimited’ data plans

Does this mean Verizon is next.
They have been doing it as well.

 

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How to Automatically Delete Your Google Data, and Why You Should

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This is why I don't want any of these new "helpful" computerized features on any of my vehicles...

Feds investigating popular SUV for unexpectedly braking by itself

https://www.wthr.com/article/feds-investigating-popular-suv-unexpectedly-braking-itself

 

[jedi]

This is why I don't want any of these new "helpful" computerized features on any of my vehicles...

Feds investigating popular SUV for unexpectedly braking by itself

https://www.wthr.com/article/feds-investigating-popular-suv-unexpectedly-braking-itself

Their was/is an article/conspiracy theory on how a certain car accelerated and killed the passengers. Said passengers where "friends" of the Clinton's.

 

[jedi]

That car has all that cool tech, internet connectivity, etc.. and news agencies have shown how theirs can hack into the system to unlock the car, cause it to speed up, stop, etc..

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That car has all that cool tech, internet connectivity, etc.. and news agencies have shown how theirs can hack into the system to unlock the car, cause it to speed up, stop, etc..

Well there's been close to 900 complaints filed about this "malfunction"... Just how many people DID have dirt on the Clintons?

 

[Cameramonkey]

This is why I don't want any of these new "helpful" computerized features on any of my vehicles...

Feds investigating popular SUV for unexpectedly braking by itself

https://www.wthr.com/article/feds-investigating-popular-suv-unexpectedly-braking-itself

Those sensors better be multiple and lots of failsafes. I cant tell you how many times my mouse acted wonky, acting like somebody had another mouse trying to counter my moves, only to find out an eyelash or cat hair was stuck to the lens throwing off the signals. Dont need that kind of failure on something like an auto brake.

 

[actaeon277]

They won't like the fix.
triple redundancy.
With 2 out of 3 sensors needed for an action.
That way, a failed sensor will not prevent, or cause, the action.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

They won't like the fix.
triple redundancy.
With 2 out of 3 sensors needed for an action.
That way, a failed sensor will not prevent, or cause, the action.

OR... they could save millions, if not billions of dollars, and stop putting all this automated "safety" crap in vehicles, get people to put down their damn phones and PAY ATTENTION to you know... DRIVING. In the 43 years I've been driving, I've never had to have the car tell me when to apply the brakes.

 

[BugI02]

They won't like the fix.
triple redundancy.
With 2 out of 3 sensors needed for an action.
That way, a failed sensor will not prevent, or cause, the action.

Sigh. If only Boeing had approved of this post

 

[jedi]

OR... they could save millions, if not billions of dollars, and stop putting all this automated "safety" crap in vehicles, get people to put down their damn phones and PAY ATTENTION to you know... DRIVING. In the 43 years I've been driving, I've never had to have the car tell me when to apply the brakes.

Have you lost your mind!
Think of all the money to be made from these safety features.
Plus think of all the lawsuits to come as well.

Way too much money to be made here.
"Safety" is the illusion sold in the name of making more money.

 

[jkaetz]

This is why I don't want any of these new "helpful" computerized features on any of my vehicles...

Feds investigating popular SUV for unexpectedly braking by itself

https://www.wthr.com/article/feds-investigating-popular-suv-unexpectedly-braking-itself

Well isn't that going to be fun. All rear end crashes will be blamed on the AEB system now.

 

[KLB]

OR... they could save millions, if not billions of dollars, and stop putting all this automated "safety" crap in vehicles, get people to put down their damn phones and PAY ATTENTION to you know... DRIVING. In the 43 years I've been driving, I've never had to have the car tell me when to apply the brakes.

No !

My new car has a lot of these stupid safety features. You have to turn most of them off EVERY ****ING TIME you start the car. The frontal collision one then puts not one, but two amber warning lights on your display.

 

[jamil]

I don’t mind so much the safety stuff. I just wish my truck would stop turning itself off at the end of the driveway every time I try to leave and forget to turn the auto-stop off.

 

[KLB]

I don’t mind so much the safety stuff. I just wish my truck would stop turning itself off at the end of the driveway every time I try to leave and forget to turn the auto-stop off.

I've had my car apply brakes while on the highway in traffic. It also squeals at me in traffic when it is slowing down like I am trying to back out of a parking spot into oncoming traffic.

I want them off.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I hate the safety stuff on my wife's new car. Have to turn off the "gas saving" thing every time you start the car. You can optionally turn off the lane assist, lane correction, and auto-brake... so at least it's an option. I've had the auto-brake occur a couple times when it shouldn't have... like pulling into a parking lot where there's a tree with low branches... or pulling into the garage.

I've wondered what would happen if a piece of cardboard or something flew in front of the car on the highway and obscured the camera's view. Seems like that could cause a wreck if you suddenly braked on the highway.

 

[jedi]

Is all this safety stuff on all new cars?
Is there a way to NOT get any of these features?
I'm still driving a 2006 vehicle and NO desire to get a new one if all this crap comes on them.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Is all this safety stuff on all new cars?
Is there a way to NOT get any of these features?
I'm still driving a 2006 vehicle and NO desire to get a new one if all this crap comes on them.

Kinda. We bought a base model kia. It still came with backup camera and lane assist. Obnoxiously, the passenger side freaks out all the time. It will trigger when there is nothing there, and sometimes reverses. (lights when nothing is there then turns off when someone is in the blind spot)

 

[jedi]

Hum... anyway to post modify it?
I know on the 2006 vehicle I have the "seat belt" alarm will go off if you dont have it on and are driving. There is a way to disable that damb alarm.