Earn Money as You Drive with Jaguar LandRover

May 17, 2019 David Brown Motoring Minute Comments Off on Earn Money as You Drive with Jaguar LandRover

Drivers will be able to earn cryptocurrency and make payments on the move using innovative connected car services being tested by Jaguar Land Rover.

Warn fellow road users about potholes and earn cryptocurrency as you drive

New cars are getting cheaper but David Brown tells us how we might reduce ownership costs further.

David Brown – When it comes to owning a car, we usually consider costs like the price, the registration and the fuel bills.

But in this digital world, data collection can lead to some income.

Drivers might earn cryptocurrency using innovative connected car services currently being tested by Jaguar Land Rover.

Using ‘Smart Wallet’ technology, owners earn credits if their cars automatically report useful road condition data such as traffic congestion or potholes, and send it to navigation providers or local authorities. Drivers could then redeem these for rewards such as coffee, or use them to automatically pay tolls or parking fees.

It’s still in the test phase.

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David’s boyhood passion for motor cars did not immediately lead to a professional role in the motor industry. A qualified Civil Engineer he specialised in traffic engineering and transport planning. What followed were various positions including being seconded to a government think-tank for the planning of transport firstly in Sydney and then for the whole of NSW. After working with the NRMA and as a consultant he moved to being an independent writer and commentator on the broader areas of transport and the more specific areas of the cars we drive. His half hour motoring program “Overdrive” has been described as an “informed, humorous and irreverent look at motoring and transport from Australia and overseas”. It is heard on 22 stations across Australia. He does weekly interviews with several ABC radio stations and is also heard on commercial radio in Sydney. David has written for metropolitan and regional newspapers and has presented regular segments on metropolitan and regional television stations. David is also a contributor for AnyAuto
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