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Smart Cars to Save Stupid Drivers?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the soon-we'll-blame-the-cars-for-that-too dept.

bl8n8r writes "Ford spokesman Mike Vaughn said they tested computerized optical scanning and a variety of warnings: a vibrating steering wheel, the sound of a car driving over rumble strips and a visual warning projected on the windshield. Researchers also tested a so-called "active" system in which the vehicle would actually adjust the steering automatically if it veered too far one way or the other."

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  1. Safe & easy? by Lord+of+Ironhand · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If this is safety in the same way that Windows provides ease of use, it will certainly help a lot of people shoot themselves in the foot.

  2. Somebody had to say it.... by The-Dalai-LLama · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Speaking of "somebody had to say it..."

    Narrator: "A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The automatic driver alert/lane correction system locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now: should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one."
    Business woman on plane: "Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?"
    Narrator: "You wouldn't believe."
    Business woman on plane: "Which car company do you work for?"
    Narrator: "A major one."

    The Dalai Llama
    ...yeah, yeah, I know... but how much bandwidth did it really waste?...

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  3. In context by Ann+Coulter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The "In Soviet Russia..." jokes began surfacing on the internet because of the Family Guy episode where Peter plays around with his car's navigation system, and turns it to Russian. The navigation system says: "In Soviet Russia, car drives You!".

    (variant: Another InSovietRussia joke in that episode: Navigation system: "Turn right at fork in road. In Soviet Russia, road forks you!").

    This is one of the closest, and on topic, post to the original, modern, joke in recorded Slashdot history.
    Here is more info. Have fun.