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Honda Crash Detection System
MImeKillEr writes "MSNBC is reporting that Honda Motor Co. unveiled an early crash-detection system for one of their vehicles. The system is unique in working even before the driver responds. A radar in the front of the car stashed behind the Honda logo detects vehicles within a range of about 300 feet ahead. It then taps the brake and tightens the seatbelt. A buzzer goes off and a light on the dash is illuminated. If the driver responds, the braking power is boosted. If the driver fails to respond, the system kicks in and brakes more while also tightening the seat belt. Unfortunately, Japanese regulations don't allow for the system to fully stop the vehicle."
And here I bought a new 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. I hate when ya buy something and then they come out with new features.
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Free your mind.
...drivers in New York suddenly face a severe shortage of parking space, as they are unable to parallel-park more than one Honda within 300 feet of each other.
They can't get this installed in my girlfriend's car soon enough!
So you don't die from the crash, you die from suffocation or from being cut in half by the seat belt.
If the driver fails to respond, the system kicks in and brakes more while also tightening the seat belt
-Tolerate my intolerance
If the driver fails to respond, the car brakes more and tightens the seat belt further to soften the blow of the crash.
The system should be expanded such that a driver who fails for, say, three times to brake when she should is not allowed to drive anymore. Or not allowed to accelarate to more than 25 mph. That should increase the drivers awareness instantly, shouldn't it ?
This is a great idea.... for my hamster.
He has a problem with his ball rolling into things, perhaps he can get a brake radar system.
So how long until you're trying to ride someone's ass on the eway to get them to speed up and you're back there buzzing and braking like a retard.
Worst Idea ever. Just make marshmellow airbags, and we'd be set.
Goody! Now I don't have to be bothered taking my foot off the gas pedal and putting it on that pesky brake pedal, unless of course I need to come to a complete stop! But who does that? Stop signs might as well says "slow down a little and look both ways." If they park a car next to it, this system will handle it for you! Yay!
Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
one car suddenly brakes and all honda drivers behind it are strangled by their auto-tightening seatbelts.
4-point seatbelt wearers are castrated rather than strangled.
When will I end this grieving ? When will my future begin ?
.. they don't have an early warning system for when you've exceeded the maximum number of ricer mods (R-Type stickers, neon, over-sized wing). I'd find that just as useful.
Cruising the internet on my TI-99/4A @ a whopping 300 baud!
since they can only run the assembly line with the vehicles 300 feet apart.
The title reminds me of a body shop near my work.
:o)
It was called "Certified Collision"
I always wondered - so you get in an accident, call these guys, they come over and say "Yup, you hit him!"
Now, maybe it's just me, but I think "Crash Prevention" would be much more desirable than "Crash Detection"
The car could record your driving habits over a period of time (week, month, whatever) and make a decision as to whether or not you are an AssHole(TM).
If you fall into the AH catagory, the car/truck/suv uses it's built in ejection seat to remove the problem...so there would never be anyone following you close because they would be ejected.
See how simple that would be? Excuse me while I make my way to the patent office....
WTF? Over?
Hopefully the "breaks" you speak of aren't taken while braking... otherwise you'll really need this system!
Hansel USA - Chut up and read!
This just in... driver happy with turbo porsche! ;-)
HAL: "Let me put it this way, Mr Amer. The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error."
Wow. I wish I had that. I hate it when I turn the cruise control on and then some asshat in front of me decides to make sure his brakes still work.
I basically gave up on cruise control because of that.
Opinionated Law Student Strikes Again!
An in-dash audio/video capture system allows the driver to make any final requests if they are clear headed enough. If not, it'll make a great file for collision and safetey research centers or alt.binaries.tasteless.
An embedded MP3 begins to play a prayer in the religious demoniation of the driver's choice or, if the driver is an athieist, something by, uh, Isaac Asimov or something.
The driver's lower portion is wrapped tightly in Saran-Wrap[tm] by robotic arms so that the ambulence workers can be shielded from the soiled underwear.
A small hole opens in the seat, and a pair of cybernetic lips firmly and lovingly kisses the driver's ass goodbye.
--- Ban humanity.
DING, your door is ajar.
DING, your headlights are on.
DING, you just crashed into a semi.
Honda: ALL YOUR BRAKES ARE BELONG TO US!
I'm really very sorry. That was very Tourette's-like.
I wonder what the radar profile of a pedestrian is.
Government of the people, by corporate executives, for corporate profits.
...and this little red beeping "Crash" light flashing on the dashboard.
Real helpful, Honda. {smirk} Thanks.
Any sufficiently well-organized Government is indistinguishable from bullshit.
Will it detect impending crashes like Enron, Worldcom, and Tyco?
We SO need one of these for the stock market.
Eternity: will that be smoking, or non-smoking? I Corinthians 6:9-10
" If the driver fails to respond, the system kicks in and brakes more while also tightening the seat belt. "
What if I'm *trying* to hit someone because they cut me off. Is there a button to disable it?
For those humour impaired people, I'm joking.
Now I don't have to even look at the road when I got my car on cruise at 85.
I want my rights back. I was actually using them when our government stole them after 9/11.
It's fairly easy for a radar system to pick something up in front of you, and for a computer to track it. What we're talking about is picking out all the things in your path, and figuring out if you're going to hit any of them.
Please use this technology to find the doomsday asteroid. I'll do my own driving.
Thank you.
>Tell me how you do that without adjusting your cruise control.
1. Take left shoulder and pass.
2. Do not die.
3. Return to left lane.
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>This is a real good thing, in my opinion.
Your points on some events - turbine blades about to shred the passengers in the cabin - notwithstanding, might I suggest you read Pilot in command, or computer in command?? Some birdstrikes are bad. Most runwaystrikes are worse.
(If nothing else, I learned a new joke today: What are an Airbus pilot's first and last words? The first: 'What's it doing now?' The last: 'It's never done that before!'. :)
Just do what my neighbor does (hes a cranky 90 year old bastard who hates everyone)... he tosses marbles out the window at any car who is tailgating him (I've seen the bag of marbles)!
An optimist believes we live in the best world possible; a pessimist fears this is true.
Who will be the first to spoof the radar, so that the Honda next to you will kindly slow down and let you cut? :-)
WARNING: You have crashed!
8^O
1. Slighty annoying but no major safety hazzards
2. Durring an accident from tail gating the person who is tailgating you is responcible.
3. Dude wait for a safer enterence.
4. The semi-truck is tailgating you. See #2 and if you have an automatic downshifitng is not much of an option so you still have to slow down. If you crash into the car the semi truck will still run over you.
5. How fast do you do your left turns.
Please remember that they dont put you in a compplete stop just slow you down.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
"Yeah, dude, and it's got one of those new collision detection systems...check it out."
Please donate your spare CPU cycles to help fight cancer and other diseases
You know, they have these great things called busses that will take you almost anywhere without your attention required. ;)
I want to have fully automated driving.
I just make my wife drive. It's very pleasant as long as I don't look out the window.
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