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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:41PM (#27041172)
I suspect being able to assign infrastructure money to the correct county public works departments is a thing. And even on the more simple sense, your odometer read would let California tax people for miles they drove outside of California.

Not that I support this initiative at all, but your suggestion misses some key issues.

Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by nick_kline on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:04PM (#27041523)
Just because its convenient doesn't mean I want that. I want less tracking. At least let people opt in to reporting their mileage and paying an annual tax instead of even more tracking.
Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by nomel on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:01PM (#27041484)
Assuming the tax rate was flat, regardless of the road, usage could be found as it is now, with road sensors and cameras. If they want to have different rates for different roads, then that could make sense.