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| Society of Automotive Analysts Announces Black Box Telematics Debate: 'Who Owns the Data?' ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Information superhighway or not, the automotive industry is on a clear collision course with civil liberties. Already, onboard data about how a vehicle is driven can be and are being downloaded without the knowledge or consent of the driver. That information is being studied by fleet owners, inspected by law enforcement, and even being subpoenaed into courts of law. Ironically, these data are being made available courtesy of the vehicle's manufacturer and paid for by an unknowing consumer. Industry and legal experts will discuss this "black box" technology and the issues of privacy and intellectual property in "The Censure of Sensors - A Telematics Debate" on Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at the Westin Hotel in Southfield, Michigan. The event, one in a series of networking breakfast sessions hosted by the Society of Automotive Analysts, will begin at 7 a.m. with breakfast, continue at 8 a.m. with the panel program, and conclude at 9:30 a.m. In cooperation with SAA, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International will issue a public statement relating to the standardization of data transfer, the first step in expanding the application of telematics in automobiles. |
| IBM to pioneer 'crash data' system in Ireland DUBLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM - News) is to pioneer a "crash data" recording network in Ireland aimed at reducing the country's high road death toll and spiralling insurance costs, the company said in a statement. IBM said it had teamed up with private U.S. technology firm Safety Intelligence Systems Corp (SIS) to provide the network, which uses in-vehicle data recorders similar to "black box" flight recorders in the aerospace industry. "The network will improve road safety, speed emergency response times, fight fraud and reduce the cost of automobile insurance," IBM, one of the world's leading computer companies, said. The gadgets, which immediately notify emergency services when road crashes occur and provide accurate and objective information about the causes of the crashes themselves, will be available for installation in vehicles in Ireland by mid-2004. |
| Law
Enforcement Officers Agree: Sobriety Checkpoints Inefficient in
Nabbing Drunk Drivers
Law enforcement officers across the country agree that roadblock campaigns are not effective in targeting and arresting drunk drivers, according to a new report by the American Beverage Institute. The report, which features quotes from the nation's leading traffic safety experts and police officers who have patrolled roadblocks firsthand, is further evidence that the nation is on the wrong track in its efforts to combat drunk driving.
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