Guys and Gals I was wondering what is an automatrix? They mention it to be technology which will alow cars to "talk" to each other, or comunicate with one another. 
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Question about the special Futurecar Part IV "The Brain
Guys and Gals I was wondering what is an automatrix? They mention it to be technology which will alow cars to "talk" to each other, or comunicate with one another. SuzieWhat in this world keeps us from falling apart?No matter where I go I hear the beating of our one heart
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Actually, I read it is like a wifi hotspot network type connection to the internet with a protocol that cars can share information with the authorities (ie. cops can stall out engine if it's been stolen, etc.) I don't get it though because cops already have ability to stop cars and I think some do have the engine-stall thing. I know car alarms do (some of them).
I did hear of some ideas about cars communicating with each other via a wifi type system, for road safety stuff, or keeping a distance behind other cars (but that, they now have radar-based scanning systems they are starting to use as in some luxury cars).
I think it was just ideas that were being considered but haven't happened yet and/or they came up with other things.
There's already onStar and onSat stuff, and I hear some luxury cars can even email you reminders when to change oil, maintenance schedules, etc.
As for cars "talking" to each other, it'd probably be no more than just digital signals sent between a device in one car to a device in another, like from one computer to another.
I did hear of some ideas about cars communicating with each other via a wifi type system, for road safety stuff, or keeping a distance behind other cars (but that, they now have radar-based scanning systems they are starting to use as in some luxury cars).
I think it was just ideas that were being considered but haven't happened yet and/or they came up with other things.
There's already onStar and onSat stuff, and I hear some luxury cars can even email you reminders when to change oil, maintenance schedules, etc.
As for cars "talking" to each other, it'd probably be no more than just digital signals sent between a device in one car to a device in another, like from one computer to another.
