On little black boxes from insurance companies....

[Dave Glubrecht]

with little electronic knowledge I manipulated the VSS (vehicle speed
sensor) into believing the car was doing 2/3 of actual speed on a engine
swap that I did.  Due to the swap, I ended up with two VSS's and the one for
the speedo reads correctly.  I did this to eliminate the 110mph speed
limiter.
     Dave G
http://www.pelkie.com/mycars.htm



----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "'Roger M. Woodbury'" <rmwoodbury at downeast.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: RE: On little black boxes from insurance companies....


> How long before some hackers figure out how to hack the black box
> and fool the system into thinking that you're plodding along at 55
> when you're doing 150?
>
> Just like w/ the G3 cellphones that people are talking about- it
> wouldn't be hard to hack the phone to disable GPS, which would be
> the first thing I'd do if I got one.
>
> The two-way telematics systems like what Cadillac and MBZ have
> implemented are scary- it's convenient when you lock your keys in
> the car, but I'm afraid it can be used in ways detrimental to your
> happiness.
>
> Taka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger M. Woodbury [mailto:rmwoodbury at downeast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:24 AM
> To: t44tq at mindspring.com
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: On little black boxes from insurance companies....
>
>
> Actually, the technology is appearing in more and more cars right now.
> Does anyone think that it is a big step from "On Star", to a system
> where the car is tracked for insurance purposes?
>
> How much of a step is it for that same system to not like what your car
> is doing, and if you go, say three miles per hour over the limit, the
> car just STOPS.....until you have cooled your jets......then in the mail
> the next day is a citation for exceeding the speed limit....
>
> ....or even worse, the car remains inert until the cruiser pulls up in
> back of you.....?
>
> Roger
>
>
>