What are OBDI and OBDII?
A.>>>: On Board Diagnostics, 1st and 2nd generation. As ordered by C.A.R.B., all 1996 and later cars must have elaborate diagnostic capabilities built in to the ECU. The computer can diagnose any intermittent or continuous malfunction in the engine that would effect emissions, and saves that coded information for retrieval at the service point. Early OBDII systems were overly sensitive, making engine alterations impossible. OBDIII may be ‘Big Brother’, with a road version of a black box and direct cellular communications with goverment agencies. Your emission or speed violations can be detected instantaneously, as well as your location and heading. Two way comunications can allow agencies to disable your vehicle… Sound like a nightmare? The technology and infrastructure is here and available right now. It is just a matter of public acceptance for these type of controls to be implemented. Who would have guessed that one day our speeds will be tracked by aircraft, radars and lasers? An
