Radar For Safer Driving

KarmaOverDogma writes "The New York Times reports that in the next few years, auto manufacturers may look to use low powered phased-array radar in the back of cars, in combination with enhanced mirror displays, to help reduce accidents related to so-called 'blind-spots.' The system currently under devlopment is a result of a partnership between Valeo, an auto parts supplier, and Raytheon, a military contractor. They note that according to data from the NHTSA, In the last 10 years such (blind-spot) accidents led to 1.5 million injuries and caused more than $360 billion in damage in the United States alone. With an expected cost of around $500.00 (depending on the configuration), will this low-power radar system from the 1970's really help make driving safer?"

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Why are we being allowed to drive?

[johnbmull]

The most bestest solution seems to be remove the weakest link from the equation. Don't let people drive. Push the pentium a little harder, and at about 10x it's current strength you should have a beast that can drive better than I can. Maybe not better than a Nascar driver, but better than me. I'll happily let the car drive. Note that I'm not referring to a "Minority Report" style of driving. However, I do believe that 90%+ of my driving could be done better by a computer.

I envisioned this months ago.

[Frogbert]

After an extended session of Xwing VS Tie Fighter I went out for a driving lession, halfway through the lession I realised that instead of using mirrors I was looking for my "HUD" to tell me where the other cars were. I was more careful from then on