Extra Security feature i would suggest is a glass break sensor that sets off the car alarm on it.
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Glass Break Sensor
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Interesting suggestion. Has any vehicle manufacturer included this in a perimeter security package? If not they should.
I don't believe it's been done before, and all that is a used is a high frequency microphone that listens for the glass breaking frequency.
Most vehicles sold today have two or three microphones in the car already. Simply retune one or add another. chump change.
The main problem with those is the sampling rate on an audio based glassbreak sensor is something like 200ms minimum. Processing audio input is going to be a constant drain on the low voltage system. This is fine under some conditions but it will drain the battery over time, and some modern cars are allergic to having the low voltage battery go fully flat. There are circuit based and optical sensors, that can have a much lower polling rate, but windows in a vehicle move around a lot, and it's just one more thing to break/cause a leak. This can just be done in software, so it's a fun idea, but most users will need a way to turn it off when they aren't parking it in a city. Just my $0.02
Most EV's with autonomy features contain sensors and cameras. If a vehicle is locked and a window is broken, sensors and cameras will be triggered by glass or any movement inside the cabin. Not sure what a glass break sensor is, but doubtful anything like that would be needed, as it would be redundant and expensive. In fact, where cameras are in play already, video recording can automatically commence with movement (glass shattering or otherwise) to capture any intrusion. How Scout implements locking and intrusion detection is obviously TBD.
Rivian did this with their Gear Guard system.
I have a vague understanding of sensors from my old line of work, but my understanding has always been that electronic sensors are surprisingly cheap. The implementation (manpower to develop programming and whatnot) is where it gets pricey. Doing a quickie Google search says DIY car glass break sensors are about $20ish, so they exist and it makes sense. I live in the city; I’d want this. I live on a street that has had cars get their windows smashed in for no good reason and I’d be delighted if a window smasher peed their pants because they were treated to a surprise sound and light show on account of it. Got my vote.
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A good security system makes a lot of sense for owners when they park in cities and the vehicles get regular use. I would prefer to have a good security system over not having one for sure. I would want a way to disable all those sensors for when the vehicle isn't getting regular use.
There are a lot of options. My only apprehension about any of it is 1) getting immobilized because my foolishness got the wrong sensor wet, and 2) battery drain over long periods of non-use. The thing that's at the top of my mind is the fact that any good car spends most of its life as an old car. My sincere hope is that these vehicles are good at being old cars.
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