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GPS Used to Track Speeding in Rental Cars

Acme Rent-A-Car, a company in Connecticut, has installed AirIQ Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in its fleet of rental cars. AirIQ GPS monitor the vehicle�s speed and can automatically fine the driver for exceeding the speed limit.

GPS: Gotta Pay for Speeding, The New Haven Advocate, June 14, 2001.
Rental-car firm exceeding the privacy limit?, CNET, June 20, 2001.
AirIQ Web Site.