California Wants GPS Tracking Device in Every Car

[Eugen Leitl]

Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/15/201217
Posted by: Zonk, on 2005-02-15 20:48:00

   from the now-this-is-a-good-use-of-engineering dept.
   [1]HTS Member writes "California has a new excuse for more taxes.
   Claiming losses due to fuel-efficient cars, such as Gasoline/Electric
   Hybrids, California is cooking-up a new system to punish people who
   aren't using enough gasoline. They want to [2]tax commuters by the
   mile. How would this be accomplished? By requiring everyone to install
   a GPS device in their vehicle, and charge them their "taxes" every
   time they fuel-up. From the article: 'Drivers will get charged for how
   many miles they use the roads, and it's as simple as that.. [a] team
   at Oregon State University equipped a test car with a global
   positioning device to keep track of its mileage. Eventually, every car
   would need one.'"


References

   1. http://www.hackthissite.org/
   2. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/14/eveningnews/main674120.shtml

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