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Originally Posted by 335i101
Supposedly, "auto-gps lockout" is supposed to be coming as the patent (or whatever) has expired from the company that originally started that (escort perhaps?)
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Yes, Escort owned the patent rights to auto-gps lockout. The patent rights ended in June of this year, but Escort is still fighting for ownership. I believe they have already slapped lawsuits on Uniden and K40 for adding this technology to their newer units. The R7 already has the hardware built-in for this, and the software is ready to go... but the whole thing is tied up in court. Sounds like it'll be 2020 before it gets settled. Once that's done (assuming it gets settled), then Uniden will release a firmware update, which will include the software to activate the gps-lockout.