According to this article, cars are being equipped with all kinds of computer systems to allow: "Automobiles are getting smarter as carmakers put in computers that can help drivers parallel park and add Internet connectivity to post Facebook or Twitter updates"
I can see why a computer that parallel parks would be awesome -- I hate parallel parking, so I avoid it any way possible. But if I could just push a button and the car does it for me, it could open up a whole new world of parking options for me! I wonder if this would change my insurance rates? I would assume that the car would be less likely to hit another car while it was auto-parking.
But twitter and facebook posts? What is my car going to tweet -- it's location every time I stop? That would be nice for the creepy stalker types out there, but not so great for me.
Am I going to get a facebook message from the car telling me it wants premium gas instead of the regular that I fill up with most of the time? Will it start accepting friend requests from other cars?
To be fair, they might have meant that the cars would have a way for me to tweet or post, but in my coffee-less morning state, that's not how I read the quote. And even if it is a way for the driver/passengers to tweet... again, why? Isn't there enough other distractions on the road now (radio, eating, smart phones) without adding one more way to get into a wreck!!
The article then goes on to discuss the security implications of all these computers in cars. It seems, yet again, no one has learned from past mistakes and security is being added (if at all) as an afterthought.
