California Freeway Patrol just lately pulled over the motive force of a Toyota Prius who had put in a satellite tv for pc dish on the automotive’s hood.

These two pictures have been shared to Fb by the CHP after Officer T. Caton observed one thing a little bit off with the intense purple Prius. Pictures present a Starlink dish, utilized by Elon Musk’s web service, affixed to the hood and with a wire operating into the cabin.

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“Sir I ended you at the moment for that visible obstruction in your hood. Does it not block your view whereas driving?,” the officer mentioned after they pulled over the Toyota. “Solely after I make proper turns,” the motive force responded. Not fairly protected, however hey, at the very least they have been being trustworthy…

The driving force of the Toyota apparently instructed the officer that they have been utilizing the Starlink service to run a enterprise out of their automotive, CNBC reviews. Whereas that might be fairly a intelligent concept when the Prius is parked, maintaining the satellite tv for pc dish on the hood whereas driving down the freeway at pace just isn’t.

Unsurprisingly, the California Freeway Patrol officer issued the motive force a ticket for a transferring violation.

Musk’s Starlink service is presently in its beta part with over 70,000 customers in 12 international locations. Customers are paying $99 a month and in addition must buy a $499 self-aligning Starlink dish and WiFi router. As The Verge factors out, SpaceX doesn’t have approval to mount Starlink terminals on transferring autos, however the firm has been testing such capabilities primarily for business use in transport vessels, giant vans and passenger airplanes.