Technology driving motorists to distraction

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:50 AM EDT

Article Source: msnbc.com

technology, driving-motorist-to-distraction, gps-interface, self-organizing-traffic-light

Sometime in the near future, a driver may be navigating a city street with a three-dimensional GPS interface and breezing through a self-organizing traffic light when her bumper-mounted radar sensor slows her car to avoid a close encounter with another sedan. Whew! Now if only that tune emanating from the asphalt was a bit more melodic.

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ShaunV

The potential for driving while distracted, a danger already well-documented among cell phone users, is one major concern. So is the difficulty in predicting whether drivers will be able to understand often complex navigation and safety systems, and how they'll change their behavior as a result.

Unlike the drug approval

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#1 - Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:50 AM EDT

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Spuds Stuff

Maybe they will have to rethink the drivers license test. Instead of being able to drive in the traditional sense you are going to need to show you have a grasp of technology.

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#2 - Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:08 PM EDT

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ShaunV

That's a good suggestion, IMO.

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#2.1 - Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:57 PM EDT

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Henry B

The safety solution missing from this article is Mobileye AWS (Advance Warning System) www.mobileye.com. It's the only aftermarket driving assistance system offering three different warnings in one package: • Forward Collision Warning – preventing rear end collisions, • Lane Departure Warning – reducing lane and road departure accidents, • Headway Monitoring and Warning – keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front
Mobileye already supplies their technology to BMW, Volvo and GM, so you know it meets their standard, plus now I don't have to pay for the luxury vehicle to get the same safety features.

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#3 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 3:00 AM EDT

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George W

I use Mobileye AWS-4000 with Mobileye Data Recording (MDR™) to monitor my teen's driving. The MDR offers the only solution to register non-emergency events as well, such as illegal lane changes or keeping unsafe headway. I can check his behavior online or get an SMS. I've already seen an improvement in his driving and he also feels more confident!

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#3.1 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 5:21 AM EDT

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ShaunV

Henry, and George.

Thank you for the information.

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#3.2 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 9:58 AM EDT

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