An article in USA Today profiles a controversial device called the PayTeck Smart Box that accepts a five-digit code given to a vehicle owner when his or her car payment is made. If a payment’s not made and the code isn’t entered, the device disables the vehicle’s ability to start after a four-day grace period. Leading up to that point the system will notify the driver of an impending due date with green and red lights on the keypad and audible chirps. (more…)
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Companies who wish to implement this kind of technology better be prepared for the fight against it.
I guess that I am mixed on this one because companies do make mistakes. I know that I would be plenty pissed if I have a car full of groceries and my car won’t start because my loan company does not have record of the payment I sent to them days ago.
Yeah, I think this is pushing the envelope of technology to its limits.
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