While this isn't exactly "Mobilitysite" fodder, this is the integration of technology that will usher in new levels of convenience and security.

Say some clown steals your car from the parking lot while you are hard at work.
If it's equipped with General Motors' OnStar service, he could be in for a big surprise and you could get a little revenge - and even see your car again.

Starting with about 20 models for 2009, the service will be able to slowly halt a car that is reported stolen, and the radio may even speak up and tell the thief to pull over because police are watching.

OnStar already finds 700 to 800 cars per month using the global positioning system. With the new technology, which OnStar President Chet Huber said GM will apply to the rest of its lineup in future years, OnStar would call police and tell them a stolen car's whereabouts.

Then, if officers see the car in motion and judge it can be stopped safely, they can tell OnStar operators, who will send the car a signal via cell phone to slow it to a halt.

The integration of GPS, Cellular technology, remote computing, and some form of carputer will work to make car theft a minimal occurrence.. or at least make it harder to get away with it.

The eventual evolution of this technology in my opinion could lead to the recording of the conversation in the cabin, data logging of the vehicle's position, electronic lock out the next time the car stops at an intersection, even other "deterrents"... something about 160 decibels and strobe lights would make it very difficult to concentrate as well as making the vehicle stand out

It would even be very convenient if the car via OnStar could "bluejack" any cell phones that might be in the car at the time... I'd imagine that most people have a "Home" entry in their cell phones, even car thieves.

Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/09/tech/main3346016.shtml?source=mostpop_story

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