I’m going to go with ‘comforting.’

I can see Glenn Reynolds’ point, but if I’ve bought a car that has a service like Onstar’s*, and I’ve just accelerated at just under a G, damn straight I want them to call to check up on me. For all they know, I’ve just gone off of a cliff.

Moe Lane

*This story was distressingly free of any excuses to link to Amazon.