From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-11-04 00:24, AJL wrote:   
   > These days perhaps I should worry more about my insurance than the cops.   
   >  From what I read modern cars are fully connected to the manufacturer and   
   > data (including speed and the local speed limit) are sometimes shared with   
   > insurance companies...   
      
   At a job some years ago, a young colleague found the insurance as novice   
   driver was very expensive. He struck a deal by which the insurance   
   tracked him with a special GPS on the car, and based on what roads he   
   used, they charged. They consider driving on big cities more dangerous,   
   so staying out of those, which was easy for him, they charged less. Win   
   win. That could be 2010.   
      
   Another twist. I understand new cars on the EU beep if you speed too   
   much for the road, tracking this with a GPS and a map. The next goal   
   will be that the car will refuse to speed up over the limit.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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