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According to the TechCrunch article here: http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/18/carlypso-could-change-everything-about-how-we-buy-and-sell-used-cars/ http://techcru

by bri3d 12y ago

According to the TechCrunch article here: http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/18/carlypso-could-change-everything-about-how-we-buy-and-sell-used-cars/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/18/carlypso-could-change-every... the device is used to track potential buyers while they're on test drives. So it's at least got a GPS and some kind of data functionality. It would be smart if it included OBD-II functionality to see if the test-drive customers are beating on the car, but I don't see any reference to that kind of feature. If you watch the video, there's also a license-plate lockbox for the key so that you never have to deal with a buyer personally.

toomuchtodo 12y ago
"It would be smart if it included OBD-II functionality to see if the test-drive customers are beating on the car, but I don't see any reference to that kind of feature." The only metric you'd want from the OBD port is the tach; you can get speed from GPS, acceleration from your own accelerometer sensor ("flooring it", stopping hard), etc.
gambiting 12y ago
$50 GPS jammer from China coupled with another $50 GSM/3G jammer also from China = you drive away free, with no tracking devices working. I would be very worried to use this service.