Wednesday, December 07, 2005
The U.S. Department of Transportation is testing a program to track vehicles wherever they go using global positioning satellites. It's funding pilot programs in two Western states, and is set to announce more grants totalling $11 million dollars.
The idea is to know which vehicles are racking up the most miles, or driving in peak traffic times, to assess new fees based on mileage.
Declan McCullagh, chief political correspondent for CNET News.com, wrote about GPS vehicle tracking in a column this week.
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