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Being able to locate one's own vehicle is a common feature among modern cellphone equipped cars.

• mdp2021 3y ago
  > [location in case of theft] Well it has some definite drawbacks, does it not. Would it not be better to have custom positioning systems, with data stored in secure repositories?
  • shadowgovt 3y ago
    As far as the law is concerned, GM's data center is a secure repository as long as they're following existing PII protection requirements. ... And it's not just theft, it's also "wow this parking lot is huge..."
    • mdp2021 3y ago
      > As far as the law is concerned, GM's data center is a secure repository Well, of course: I meant "a secure repository /for the user/" :) I.e.: you could trust the law (as well done and respected), or you could stay on the safe side. Taking a look around, I'd take the safer side. > "wow this parking lot is huge..." Like opening a trunk through feed waggling or radio control of windows for those who are prone to leaving open sunroofs during storms - at the cost of adding complexities and possibly exposure to faults and malice... The first violently blinking one being "no need to press a button to open the car anymore, proximity suffices". Everyone makes their own decisions on tradeoffs: the option - which they may like, which may leave them indifferent, which they may not want at all - should not be shoved in the throat of the users.