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If you're building hardware into the car itself, there is no reason why it shouldn't be hands-free. Just put a mic in the car, hook output up to the stereo, an
by Crito 12y ago
If you're building hardware into the car itself, there is no reason why it shouldn't be hands-free.
Just put a mic in the car, hook output up to the stereo, and install a little button on the dash that auto-dials the agent. Videochat is total overkill in almost every scenario; just build a hands-free "cellphone" into the car.
Basically OnStar.
- seanp2k2 12y agoBut that doesn't have a camera which could be used to spy on you and gauge your facial reaction and vocal sentiment to algorithmically price your insurance / rental risk based on your frustration / road-rage score. But they can't do that yet due to bandwidth constraints, so I'm sure there's nothing to worry about</s>
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