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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006   
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In a way I am looking forward to the self driving car by simple virtue of it making the roads safer for people like me who actually take driving seriously, in so much as the epic amount of road users who are utterly disinterested in driving but need to get from a to b and don't offer the activity the level of concentration it requires. Only such a thing already exists, it is called a train or a bus, travelling without thinking. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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8th Nov 2016 6:23am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3512  
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This will allow you to check Defender2.net posts in the fast lane of the M6 (if a fast lane actually exists) 
Like fitting an ashtray to a motorbike...... |
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8th Nov 2016 6:30am |
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| JJ Member Since: 18 May 2009 Location: Winchester Posts: 932 
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Luckily luring young woman towards your car with some magic invisible force field isn't in any way creepy
As Greeni says " what the hell ? " HR064 Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response |
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8th Nov 2016 8:02am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2530 
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That's all I need, some young scroat tailgating me at 70mph so he can stay in my hotspot and surf the net. So not only do we have idiots texting and phoning whilst driving but they're now going to be doing their online shopping as well. It's a good job we're moving to driverless cars, they'll be a darn sight safer than been driven by a tailgating. iPhoning nerd. Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S Morgan Plus 8 |
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8th Nov 2016 8:14am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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I get the impression that it's a pretty common feature these days.
Land Rover and Vauxhall have been advertising it at least. I have to say it's quite neat that my boss's Tesla updates itself overnight sometimes and that has a built in browser but no hotspot. |
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8th Nov 2016 9:14am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2656 
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Just a wild guess, but it might be designed for use by passengers and not drivers?
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8th Nov 2016 9:55am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17450 
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Think positively, it GREATLY increases the attack surface of the vehicle thereby facilitating many forms of hacker attack, such as ransom demands.
The more that veficle technology "evolves", the more inclined I become to go back to the Series 1! |
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8th Nov 2016 10:47am |
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| David T Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 190 
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It's to enable Dad, Mum and up to five kids to travel in their self driving car and monitor their journey's progress without looking away from their tablets or smartphones, firing off Tweets and so-on when something "Oh! my actual God" interesting is spotted.
If JLR are monitoring Defender2, I think this WiFi hotspot idea may be a definate selling point for the new Defender, along with Genuine Land Rover accessories like GPS units suitable for fitment to sheep, a Border Collie shaped drone and a "One Man and His Drone" app. This would enable farmers to control flocks with an iPad from their shiny new Defenders. Result. |
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8th Nov 2016 1:50pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 868  
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Simply means that market researchers have established that it's what today's mass consumers want. If they'd established that today's mass consumer wanted Defenders, JLR would still be making 'em.
Peter |
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8th Nov 2016 4:54pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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It comes to something when wifi is the best feature!!!
The older I get, the more I realise 'less is more'. |
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8th Nov 2016 6:04pm |
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| Swac3 Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 363 |
So you need another Cell Providers Sim with large or unlimited data for your Car too ? So you can connect to it with your smartphones which already have Data connections in the vast majority of cases surely.
Well that's me sold where do I sign up........... NOT. 3 Landrovers |
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8th Nov 2016 6:12pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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So, with two kids aged 9 and 11 who have iPads for school I think this is a great development. I can buy an EE wifi dooberry for the car / 110 and when we go on holiday the kids can look at trial bikes / defenders vs G-Wagons / new hockey sticks to their hearts content whilst I blat / trundle from Calais to the Alps. Marvellous.
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8th Nov 2016 6:35pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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What's a wifi hotspot? You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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8th Nov 2016 6:49pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Like a g spot only easier to find and cheaper.
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8th Nov 2016 6:50pm |
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