2021: The Year Flock Safety License Plate Readers Exploded Across the Country
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog 2021 will also go down as the year police/Flock Safety license plate readers exploded across the country. One major development that went overlooked by the mass media is Flock Safety’s role in the ever-expanding network of police license plate readers. From January 2021-December 2021, law […]
The New Money Pit
I’ve owned several Nissan Frontier pick-ups, including my current 2002 model, which is now almost 20 years old. I’ve decided to continue holding it for at least another ten years because it’s a whole lot cheaper to do that than buy a new Frontier. The reason: new cars and trucks are the new money pits. You cannot save money […]
Nation’s First Real-Time CCTV Camera Network Managed by a Cable Television Company
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatel Blog One of the oldest parks in Nevada, Baker Park in Las Vegas, was remodeled for a staggering $7.3 million. But concerns over homeless people made the city of Las Vegas do something no other city in the country has ever done before. “I went to that middle school,” […]
Cars to be Equipped with “In-Air” Alcohol Detection Systems that Test the Breath of Everyone
By Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog Big Brother will soon be able to stop a person from driving their car if it detects any alcohol in their breath. The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.(ACTS) and the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) program have created an open source “in-air” alcohol detection system for […]
License Plate Readers use Footage from Ring, Smartphones, and ATMs to ID Vehicles
By guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the MassPrivatel Blog in September 2021. The NMA has permission to repost on the Driving in America Blog. Flock Safety’s license plate readers can now ID vehicles from any camera source. Basically, Flock Safety has turned every camera in […]
Mileage Tax Is Coming? Pay-Per-Mile AND Gas Tax
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach The government loves to spend your money. This is accomplished by more taxation and other user fees. The newest 3.5 trillion dollar infrastructure bill includes a “By The Mile Tax.” Those driving electric cars, which the government is pushing, will no longer be skirting road taxes, and they will […]
How Car Manufacturers Use the Cloud to Process Real-Time Data
By guest writer Utsav Arora Cloud technology is a revolutionary modern technology, transforming every sector of modern life day by day. This tech has made its way into multiple industries and business platforms, allowing these enterprises to develop applications faster and store data more efficiently. Cloud technology has advocated the development of futuristic innovations in […]
Should We Lean into a Federal Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax?
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in May as NMA E-Newsletter #643. Since we first posted this information, the Senate has passed an infrastructure bill that includes a federal program to gauge whether or not a federal vehicle miles traveled tax could work. In the interim, there has been little discussion about adjusting the gas […]
V2X Technology: An Intelligent Driver Assist System or is it Giving Control to a Robot
If you are aware of technologies that enable information sharing in real-time, you might probably have come across the term V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) technology. This is where vehicles are equipped with technologies that enable communication with different entities, just like the BMW you watched being pulled by a smartphone as if it was remotely controlled. Or […]
The Cybersecurity Risks of Self-Driving Cars
By guest writer David Lukić Defining what a self-driving car is will provide enough proper context to discuss the looming cybersecurity issues. A “self-driving car” is a type of “autonomous vehicle.” Such vehicles have the unusual ability to navigate roads and interpret traffic-control devices without the active involvement of a human driver in its control […]