California police arrested a driver for bolting a Starlink satellite dish to his car's hood.A California Highway Patrol (CHP), officer, wrote in a Facebook post that he stopped the Toyota Prius driver for a visual obstruction on his hood. It does not block your view when you drive? To which the motorist replied, "Only when I make right turns."Previous Next 1 of 2 CHP Office Caton CHP Office CatonBefore booking the driver for a moving violation, the CHP officer informed the driver that it was illegal to mount a satellite dish on the car's hood.CNBC reports that the motorist used the dish to access Wi-Fi for his business, which he said was located in the car.Incredulous CHP officers signed off on his Facebook post saying, "These are the true stories of Highway Patrol." Everyone, safe travelsStarlink, a SpaceX initiative, is designed to provide internet via satellites in low-Earth orbit. Customers can already sign up for the beta service by paying $99 per month and a $499 one-time fee for the equipment, which includes a satellite dish for home setup.Although the company has plans to launch Starlink for vehicles like aircraft, ships and large trucks, Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, stated earlier this year that the Starlink kit was still too large for cars. Clearly, not everyone is listening.SpaceX launched its Starlink internet satellites for the first time in 2019, and has deployed nearly 2,000 small spacecraft through multiple rocket launches.Musk spoke at the last week's virtual Mobile World Congress and confirmed that Starlink broadband is currently available in 12 countries. More are being added all the time.SpaceX CEO John SpaceX stated that Starlink has nearly 70,000 customers and that Starlink could reach half a million subscribers in the next twelve months. This is a significant increase from the 10,000 customers it announced it had in February.Musk stated that Starlink satellites headed to low-Earth orbit will increase global coverage. However, national regulators will have final say over Starlinks' ultimate reach.Editors' Recommendations
