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

[bird_dog0347]

So my '14 GT without GPS supposedly is tracked by them? Or only cars that are GPS equipped?

[Big A]

When you can tell what station the semi driver on your ass is listening too with your windows rolled up...

Then move over a lane as soon as it's safe to do so, but that can't happen if you're already at the speed limit, because he would never be able to catch you.

[Chas_svo]

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Stevo

I understand what you wrote and think, but it's not correct.

Nah my toyota has neutral and good brakes

And a key that can kill the ignition?

[Mach1]

Ford doesn't give it to the NSA, the NSA just takes it at will.

[juiceweezl]

When have you ever been driving at or near the speed limit where speeding up was HONESTLY the safer option to avoid a situation, as opposed to slowing down and yielding?

I think it's BS, and I hope that it never happens, but I don't think that safety concerns have any weight against it.

When you can tell what station the semi driver on your ass is listening too with your windows rolled up...

[lowthreeohz]

Unfortunately there are 13 other systems that all piggyback and rely on that GPS module, so if disabled your truck will no longer run.

LOL!
It would be easy enough to disable the transmit side of the unit without fucking up anything major.. plus i got a XLT none of that extra dfwm-baller stuff (nav, etc)... should be alright.

I did a quick google search with nothing coming up, i'm halfway tempted to sweep my truck for signals and find out where exactly the antenna is. It could be as easy as wrapping foil around the xmitter to disable its ability to report back data.

[Chili]

Well, as soon as i find out where the gps transmitter unit in my truck is, i'll be disabling the fuck out of it.

Unfortunately there are 13 other systems that all piggyback and rely on that GPS module, so if disabled your truck will no longer run.

[crapstang]

Hey, Ford! Fuck you.

[lowthreeohz]

Well, as soon as i find out where the gps transmitter unit in my truck is, i'll be disabling the fuck out of it.

[Big A]

I would think that would cause more accidents and traffic trouble than there is currently.

When have you ever been driving at or near the speed limit where speeding up was HONESTLY the safer option to avoid a situation, as opposed to slowing down and yielding?

I think it's BS, and I hope that it never happens, but I don't think that safety concerns have any weight against it.

[2011GT]

Until the throttle sticks?

Nah my toyota has neutral and good brakes

[Chili]

I guess I'll keep my 04 sequoia.

Until the throttle sticks?

[2011GT]

I guess I'll keep my 04 sequoia.

[bcoop]

For years I've wondered when they would be implementing electronic speed limiters based on the speed limit. All that's needed are little beacon's attached to each mile marker that blast our the speed limit. The GPS in your car reads it, and won't let the speedo go any faster.

It didn't see all that plausible until now.

I would think that would cause more accidents and traffic trouble than there is currently.

[stevo]

Yeah, because cell tower triangulation doesn't work?

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Stupid phone with no GPS ftw. The will play hell figuring out my exact speed from a signal triangulation.

Stevo