| From: | "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: MARS |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Feb 1998 22:40:41 +0000 |
<Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK> writes
>Just a quick note about the MARS system.
>
>Major Access Road System
>
>It's a concept I stole from CP2020. Basically what it does is allow
>foreigners/visitors etc to travel across authorised patrolled areas
>where they are best protected and looked after. The whole system ties
>into the vehicles' autopilot and keeps the driver on the right route at
>the right speed. Any deviation and the MARS activates, warning the
>driver they are about to leave an authorised route.
I'd say it was just a chip or diskette for your autopilot. In fact, I'd
say it was the digital map for the area, it just comes in "resident" and
"tourist" flavours.
I don't think your standard Level 1 autopilot or Traffic-Master or
whatever has maps of every city, and you'd need updates anyway. So, if
the tourist wanders off the beaten track, the autopilot keeps up an
infuriating burble about your safety and constantly suggests routes back
to civilisation.
It's when you pass Max Rockatansky parked in a lay-by you have to worry
:)
