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How Insurance Companies Can See Every Drive You Take

Data from driver-monitoring features is often shared without drivers' knowledge: 'NYT'

(Newser) - Your vehicle may be sharing data on your driving habits with third parties, affecting your insurance rate, according to a New York Times investigation. For some time, insurance companies have offered incentives for drivers who authorize devices that monitor their driving. But as the Times reports, data is also taken...

Weak iPad Password May Have Saved Woman's Life

'Tech geek' cop guessed it, allowing him to track Melissa Vasquez's iPhone

(Newser) - A California woman can credit her iPhone and a police force's "tech geek" with saving her life after a car crash left her stuck hundreds of feet down a ravine. Though OnStar alerted police that Melissa Vasquez's car was involved in a rollover accident Monday afternoon, the...

Things Your iPhone Can Control Remotely

TV and DVR, yes, but also your desktop

(Newser) - So you can’t yet, say, drive your car via iPhone, but we’re getting close. Silicon Alley Insider takes a look at a bunch of things Apple’s gizmo can control remotely:
  • TV: A $50 attachment turns the phone into a universal remote.
  • DVR: With Comcast, AT&T, DirecTV
...

Analog Shutdown Strands OnStar Users
Analog Shutdown
Strands OnStar Users
Dec 21, 2007 10:12 PM CST

Analog Shutdown Strands OnStar Users

Network shutdown leaves drivers in the lurch

(Newser) - Users of the OnStar vehicle safety and communications system will be among those left in the lurch when analog cellphone systems are mothballed next year, AP reports. The government decided in 2002 to let carriers call time on the old cellular networks, but GM was still rolling out some cars...

GM Puts Brakes on Stolen Cars
GM Puts Brakes on Stolen Cars
Oct 10, 2007 7:01 AM CDT

GM Puts Brakes on Stolen Cars

New technology for halting stolen cars

(Newser) - GM's OnStar service could soon reduce dangerous police pursuits, AP reports, by allowing police who spot stolen cars to ask operators to send a signal that slows the car to a halt. "This technology will basically remove the control of the horsepower from the thief," said OnStar's president....

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