nixy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I was flicking through a handbook of another car last night (yes I know sad) and on a section regarding the engine management system it said that in the event of a collision or near collision a Jaguar dealer could download information such as how fast you were going, if you and/or passengers were wearing seatbelts, if you were applying brakes, if you were applying accelerator etc etc. It said they needed the owners permission to gather the info unless requested by a law enforcement officer. I didn't realise they could do all that! Is this a common thing on modern cars now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Yep Nic, dealers can also determine your speed and pretty well tell if you having been driving " in a spirited fashion" which could lead to cancellation of warrant. The GT-R has a very comprehensive logging system I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 The McLaren F1 road car (I know it's a bit different) used to log and automatically send to the factory so they could monitor and I believe, have tweaks ready to suit the driving style next time someone saw it. Pretty cool if used like that. Crap if they say - you thrashed it, warranty won't cover it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Think the porkers can log GPS data too to tell which "private road" you were driving on too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 I was thinking more if you were going to say something along the lines of "yes officer I was doing 60" but the information in the car's brain says something else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I was thinking more if you were going to say something along the lines of "yes officer I was doing 60" but the information in the car's brain says something else! Dont think the police are allowed to access this yet unless it is part of a larger investigation. Only time will tell though. If the government have their way we will all have GPS trackers to assess road tax, its a very simple progression from there to passive speed monitoring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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