Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 08:53:06 -0700 From: asn <person11nopsametcom.com> Subject: Re: !!!AUTO TRACKING SATELLITE FOR YOUR VEHICLE!!! QUESTION
Nicko Kazadzis wrote: > > Hello, I wanted to get some input from everyone out there about satellite > tracking devices for your car. > > Cars are being stolen like every 30 seconds, even with alarms. So I have come > up with a product that is a satellite tracking device. Once you notice the > car is stolen you call a 800# and they instantly send a signal to your car to > shut off the ignition once the car comes to idle. They will then be able to > pinpoint the car to the nearest block. > > Would you pay $300-$400 for this? How much would you pay? Do you think it's > a good product to sell on the internet? > > I would like any feedback from you and any ideas would be appreciated, seeing > that this would be my first business. > > Thanks, > > Nicko > nickokaznopsamchet.net You have a good idea, but there are already at least two systems out there that do something like this, although I'm not sure if they use satellite technology per se. One well-known system is called the "Lojack." (www.lojack.com. Their web site is down at the moment, but try it in a few days to see if it's back up.) It's been around for a few years now; I don't think it's satelite based, but it does allow law enforcement to track a stolen car. If you watch "COPS" (Watcha Gonna Do When They Come For You?) and "LAPD" (Life on the Beat) you'll see, every once in a while, the helicopters and cars tracking down a Lojack-equipped stolen car. It seems to work quite well as long as the owner of the car notifies the police *before* the thieves remove/disable the Lojack transmitter in the car. The Lojack is probably not as sophisticated a system as what you have in mind, though. Another well-known alarm manufacturer for exotic vehicles is, of course, Clifford Electronics. (www.clifford.com.) They sell something they call "IntelliPage" which allows the owner to remotely-control various functions in their car from anywhere in the world. One feature of this system lets the owner shutdown their car using a pay phone or cellular phone. For details, go to their web site and click on "Security Systems." Then look for "IntelliPage." Good luck in your business venture, whatever you decide to go into.
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