Originally Posted By: Jeff_M
Originally Posted By: Paul810
Cars should come equipped with the vehicular equivalent of a PLB. Something like OnStar, but not totally reliant on cellular service (It should be something that can take advantage of both cell lines and communication satellites).
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I expect to see "black box" data and GPS loggers with crash activated cell/EPIRB, and perhaps video, someday in the not too distant future, followed soon thereafter with a logged data reader in every patrol car. A mixed blessing, at best.


Cars already have data logging black boxes, and, in the case of OnStar, can already send out a help message in a crash and record in-car audio. Connecting that with the in car GPS is only a software program away.

Sounds like it's nearly already here. wink