On Friday, a California Highway Patrol officer pulled over a Toyota Prius with what looked like a Starlink dish attached to its hood. The agency posted the information on Facebook. The driver was ticketed for the visual obstruction that was placed right in the middle the car's hood.Sir, I pulled you over today because of the visual obstruction on your hood. It does not block your view when you drive? an officer stated, as quoted in a Facebook post by CHP Antelope Valleys. The driver responded: I only make right turns...According to CNBC, the driver informed the CHP officer that the driver was using the antenna for Wi-Fi.It is illegal to mount a satellite dish on the hood of your car, CHPs Facebook page stated. They also cited a state law that prohibits other obstructions such as objects hanging from rear-view mirrors or poorly placed GPS mounts. Safety is the main concern. These are the real stories behind Highway Patrol. Everyone, safe travels.Elon Musk: You could technically buy one and stick it on your car.According to SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk, Starlink is currently in open beta with more than 70,000 users from 12 countries. Individual users pay $99 per month to get internet using the $499 bundle that includes a large, pizza-sized Starlink dish as well as a Wi-Fi router.SpaceX does not yet have FCC approval for mounting consumer Starlink terminals onto moving vehicles, but it has been testing these capabilities for several months, mainly for commercial uses such as large trucks and shipping vessels. Musk stated that Starlink antennas as they are currently designed would not be suitable for individual cars.Musk stated that the antenna used to transmit high-bandwidth and low latency information is about the same size as a medium pizza. However, Musk claimed during a January 2020 earnings conference. You could technically buy one and stick it on your car.
