Another driving distraction: Thank SameLane !!!!!!!!!

[Daanyeer]

Source: AutoWeek
March 9, 2007 Author: DUTCH MANDEL



A company called SameLane has developed proprietary software that, if embraced by the general public, is sure to help cause highway havoc and increase the number of accidents and deaths on the highway.

The scheme: A driver calls a number, punches in another driver’s license plate (presumably that they see in front of them), and can then carry on a conversation with that driver while at speed. Is this a great country, or what?

Think of the opportunities SameLane presents. A stalker can breathe heavy while ogling a sexy Nissan driver up ahead. A sports fan can rag a rival while bobbing and weaving through traffic—plus he get to pump up his blood pressure, too. If you’re scoping for a hook-up, that guy in the pink VW cabrio looks mighty cute…ring his chimes!

SoLame has put on wheels the same kind of great social network as found on the Internet, but has offered it while trying to pilot a two-ton, high-speed lethal weapon. What’s next? Instead of being at home where you can whack off in private, now you can do it on the public roads and cause great public mayhem and destruction.

Then there’s the social effect SoLame will have as it becomes ever more popular. Think of insurance premiums as they skyrocket! Think of the love consummated and arguments initiated as you infiltrate the last enclave of privacy, the automobile! How will it affect the national do-not-call registry?

Who cares! Your privacy is no longer secure.

We’ve heard very stupid ideas, but this could well be the King Mother Stupidest of the lot. It’s sure to be a success.


Press Release:

'Introducing SameLane, a new network which uses vehicle license plates as ‘calling cards’ for vehicle to vehicle social cell phone calls.

Dallas: March 9, 2007 – Delta Meridian Inc announced today it is now beta testing it’s new network called SameLane which enables riders in vehicles on any roadway to make social cell phone calls to riders in other vehicles by simply calling a premium charge phone line and entering the license plate of the vehicle in view they wish to contact.

The SameLane network has two component parts. A web site www.samelane.com where anyone in the US or Canada can register at no charge their vehicle license plate and cell phone number. Once they register they can purchase for a nominal fee at a nationwide distribution outlet a bumper sticker or rear window transparent decal which will let other road users know they can make calls to the rider in the vehicle by calling a premium charge phone number.

The second component is the premium charge phone (900) system which has an IVR voice response system linked to the service web site. Callers are prompted to enter the license plate number of the vehicle they wish to contact. The SameLane system employs patent pending technology which enables callers to use one keystroke for any character or number, so avoiding the tedious multiple keystrokes normally required to send characters or numbers when sending SMS text messages. The SameLane system proprietary software is able to distinguish between similar keystroke license plate combinations such as ABC123, BCA123, CBA123 etc and find the intended plate number. The software can also distinguish between the exact same license plate number combination in different states or provinces.

A unique feature of the SameLane system is its ability to connect cell phone calls between vehicle riders without either party knowing the other’s cell phone number. In a social call environment on any roadway vehicle riders will now be able to chat to each other, much the same way they might do while sitting on a plane to pass the time of day, without having to reveal each other’s identity unless they choose to do so in conversation.

So at SameLane we’re putting adventure back into driving. You may not be able to escape long commutes or mile long traffic jams but we can remove the walls of steel and glass that separate you from socializing with other road users in the same situation.

Commiserate, share a joke, talk football or basketball or even politics, maybe flirt, whatever. It’s all possible with SameLane.

Just about every one in the USA and Canada who rides in a car or a truck has a cell phone. Now for the first time they will be able to call the rider in the vehicle in front* by simply calling the SameLane mobile line and entering the other vehicle license plate number. It’s really that simple. It’s fully automatic and within a minute you could be chatting on your cell phone to a rider in the other vehicle.

Beta Testing of the network is scheduled to be completed by the end of April when the service will be launched and made available to the public.'