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Buses as Mobile Sensing Platforms?
Roland Piquepaille writes "According to European researchers, modern buses could be used as mobile sensing platforms, sending out live information to be used to control traffic and detect road hazards. The 3.83 million euro EU-funded MORYNE project was completed in March 2008 with a test in Berlin, Germany. During this test, the researchers 'equipped city buses with environmental sensors and cameras, allowing the vehicles to become transmitters of measurements, warnings and live or recorded videos to anyone allowed to access the data.' "
In soviet England, bus watches you.
Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
You wait half an hour for a sensor then three come along at the same time!
AT&ROFLMAO
I can tell you don't live in Swansea.
They've just spent millions of pounds and several years carving up the main roads through the centre into "metro" and normal lanes, supposedly to accommodate bendy buses here. It's caused no end of disruption and queues, the new system is a nightmare to navigate for everyone - drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike - and I've yet to see sight or sound of a single bendy bus to make the whole job worthwhile.
So just remember, no matter how bad the roads are in your area, it could always be worse. Unless you live here.
Nobody else has this sig.
"Ooooh!, This is interesting, Bob. Every bus except 003729 shows real bad air quality and big queues of traffic. Pull it in and check out the sensor pack" .... ...
"Hi Jeff! I am at the depot, and it seems that bus 003729 had its sensor pack attached to the FRONT bumper of the bus by mistake!"
They whose government reduces their essential liberties for temporary security, receive neither liberty nor security.