Thoraiya DyerSmart Car that knows when it's being carjacked?
November 27th 2006 07:40
Smart car that knows when it's being carjacked?
filed under FREEWARE FUTURE
The transportation of the future, according to scientists and auto engineers, will let us take advantage of these:
Electric cars that run guided on electromagnetic roads
Fuel cell propulsion system and by-wire technology (General Motors' AUTOnomy) that are cheap, simple, and are controlled electronically rather than mechanically
Fuel cells power cars using pure hydrogen and do not emit any air pollutants or greenhouse gases.
Haptic interfaces with tactile sensors that alert drivers if car is running too close next to another car
Vision Enhancement Systems that improve visibility for night driving, inadequate lighting, fog, drifting snow, or other inclement weather driving conditions
Radio signals, sensors and cameras, obstacle detection, collision avoidance and intersection warning systems that avoid potential road accidents
These are spiffy incentives to driving that we'll wonder if the car even needs us. I'd like a car so smart it would run over the carjacker and escape of its own accord without a trace!
This car would have to demonstrate the wonders of biometrics and recognize that I don't jimmy the lock or smash the window when I want to drive back home from the grocer's.
So how exactly is biometrics going to help or hinder us? Read:
Intrusive Biometric IDs: A Real Cause for Concern?
LINK
futureforall.org
filed under FREEWARE FUTURE
The transportation of the future, according to scientists and auto engineers, will let us take advantage of these:
Electric cars that run guided on electromagnetic roads
Fuel cell propulsion system and by-wire technology (General Motors' AUTOnomy) that are cheap, simple, and are controlled electronically rather than mechanically
Fuel cells power cars using pure hydrogen and do not emit any air pollutants or greenhouse gases.
Haptic interfaces with tactile sensors that alert drivers if car is running too close next to another car
Vision Enhancement Systems that improve visibility for night driving, inadequate lighting, fog, drifting snow, or other inclement weather driving conditions
Radio signals, sensors and cameras, obstacle detection, collision avoidance and intersection warning systems that avoid potential road accidents
These are spiffy incentives to driving that we'll wonder if the car even needs us. I'd like a car so smart it would run over the carjacker and escape of its own accord without a trace!
This car would have to demonstrate the wonders of biometrics and recognize that I don't jimmy the lock or smash the window when I want to drive back home from the grocer's.
So how exactly is biometrics going to help or hinder us? Read:
Intrusive Biometric IDs: A Real Cause for Concern?
LINK
futureforall.org
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