Digital Cameras Help Alert Sleepy Drivers

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Digital Cameras Help Alert Sleepy Drivers

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 20, 2004 @07:20PM from the let-the-car-do-the-driving dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An interesting story on how digital cameras are being mounted in cars to watch the eye movements of drivers to make sure that they are awake. The cars include two cameras, one watching the road and one watching the driver. If there is something on the road that is a danger and the driver doesn't see, the car alerts the driver. Pretty neat technology."

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Re:Privacy concerns by tedu · 2004-10-20 19:27 · Score: 3, Funny

good. :) my rates will go down because i won't have to subsidize all you bumblenuts who can't pay attention.
Re:Cool intermediate technology by Goosey · 2004-10-20 19:28 · Score: 5, Funny

In cities, this kind of "decide the destination" driving without the hassle of actually driving the vehicle would be really useful, I think.

Great idea! We could call it Taxi!

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Comment removed by account_deleted · 2004-10-20 19:29 · Score: 3, Funny

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but the terrorists! by sometwo · 2004-10-20 19:30 · Score: 2, Funny

They'll use the video feed to figure out when you're in the car, and then *bang*.
Hard times for men by kickdown · 2004-10-20 20:42 · Score: 4, Funny

Damn, you wont ever convince a girl to do a blowjob in your car when she sees a camera.

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Other applications. by XpirateX · 2004-10-20 20:46 · Score: 2, Funny

I could see this useful if it was a portable device...maybe for my business classes? One camera focused on my instructor, one on my eyes. If he looks at me when I'm alseep, alert me to pay attention (until the next time he looks away).