I think you missed the last option in the list. " The EU regulations permit a system that can use a cascaded acoustic warning, a cascaded vibrating warning, an accelerator pedal with haptic feedback, or a speed control function in which the speed of the vehicle will be gradually reduced." I have my doubts that car companies will go this way, but once the precedent is set, EU may start pushing for the speed governor approach.

Looked at that page, which lead me to the SpinWaves page, which had the text: "The simplest way of understanding spin waves is to consider the Hamiltonian {H} for the Heisenberg ferromagnet:" at which point my head exploded and I went back to watching Star Trek reruns. At least there the technobabble make sense...

I have use TaxAct for several years, for reasons similar to the OP. I'm also not a big fan of Intuit's business practices, so I avoid them where possible. On filing, I generally get a (small) refund so I file electronically to get my money ASAP. However, when I do something big like selling a bunch of stock, I'll file with paper and as late as possible. Gives me more time with my money, and rumor has it you're less likely to get audited with a paper return. Don't know if it's true, but doesn't hurt and even a little less probable is a good thing.

I agree and disagree. I don't see oversight is needed for the Repo case, because unless they're using Google's new automated towing service (TM) there will be people in the loop. The tow truck driver will need to confirm the plate directly or he's (theoretically) committing a crime by stealing your car.

Where I have a problem with this is when law enforcement starts using the historical data in the database as direct proof. The government shouldn't be allowed to say "Based on information provided by XYZ Tracking, your car was in the McDonalds parking lot when it was robbed so you must have committed the crime" without some validity checking. Something like archiving all the scanned photos with embedded date/location info for X months. Of course the gov't would have to pay for all that data retention, but that's the only way to combat the inevitable errors in these huge databases.